Business Research and Development Methods I (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Content scheduling

The courses consists of 12 lectures, of which half relate to Academic Writing and half to R&D I. The course begins in August/September and ends in December.

Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the main concepts and methods of business research and development activities. These include the most practical terms and ideas applied in Master studies and Master thesis process. Student will get knowledge and skills to select and define the research and development problem and research question in the case company. During this course student will prepare a research proposal of the Master thesis.
Students will get practical knowledge and skills on choosing and defining the research strategy and methods to be applied in the final thesis to complete the development task in the case company. Student will learn to choose and use different kind of data collection methods, analyses and interpretation methods and cooperative development methods.

Execution methods

Lectures and online lectures

Accomplishment methods

Lectures
Online lectures
Active participating
Group discussions
Course assigment

Content

Key concepts of business research
Research process
Research strategies
Research methodology
Qualitative and quantitative research
Data collection methods
Cooperative development methods
Responsible conduct of research
Open science principles

Location and time

Autumn semester 2026 on campus

Materials

To be announced later

Teaching methods

The course consists of two modules: Academic Writing and R&D I. In order to complete the course, you must complete both modules.

R&D I consists of mandatory in-class lectures; active participation; group discussions; course assigments; thesis topic proposal & presesentation; and a quiz.

Exam schedules

There is a mandatory quiz.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

The course requires approximately 135 hours of student work. Of these 54 hours for Academic Writing, and 81 hours for R&D 1.

Of the 81 hours for D&D I, the proportion of contact teaching is approximately 19 hours. The remaining 63 hours of work are related to independently learning, including preparation for the quiz and course work. These amounts are indicative and the final workload is determined by the time the student himself spends working.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
Student knows and understands the requirements of the research process. Student is able to use different research strategies, research approaches, research methods, data collection methods and cooperative development methods in his/her master thesis process and research. Students knows the principles of the Responsible conduct of research and its impact on the research process.

Further information

Teaching on campus in class. Lectures are not recorded without online option.

Lectures are mandatory.