Research Methodology and Literature Study (9722) |
| Credits: 5,0 | | Study load hours: 135 | Period: semester 1 (5sp)  |
| Language of instruction: English |
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There are no basic competences or skills required for this course.
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Course overview:
The goal of the course is to contribute to the development of students' research competences. The course consists of two parts.
PART I
- Introduction to research
- The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation
- The problem statement: definining the managerial and research problem
- The literature review: searching, selecting, reading, argumenting and writing (incl. citing)
- Theoretical framework and hypothesis development
- Elements of the research design
PART II
A research assignment, centred on writing a literature review, carried out in small groups.
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| Compulsory textbooks (bookshop) |
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Research Method for Business,Roger Bougie & Uma Sekaran,8th Edition,Wiley |
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Lecture ✔
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Response lecture ✔
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Small group session ✔
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Group work ✔
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Homework ✔
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Paper ✔
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Presentation ✔
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Semester 1 (5,00sp)
| Evaluation method | |
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| Written evaluation during teaching period | 40 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Yes, with condition |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | If student obtains a tolerable grade (8/20) for the assignments. |
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| Written exam | 60 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Yes, with condition |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | If student obtains a tolerable grade (8/20) for the multiple choice
exam. |
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| Multiple-choice questions, correction for guessing | ✔ |
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | The student must obtain at least a tolerable mark (8/20) for all components of the evaluation in order to be able to obtain a tolerable mark as the final result. |
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| Consequences | If a tolerable mark was not obtained on all parts, the student will receive a max 7/20. |
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Explanation (English) | The retake of the individual exam will have the same format. The retake
of the group assignment is an individual assignment. |
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Learning outcomes | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
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| Included in these programmes | Tolerance3 |
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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