Business Research and Development Methods I (5op)

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Pass/Fail

Successful completion of the required assignments and the quiz
Active participation in the lectures is highly recommended

Arviointiasteikko

Hylätty/Hyväksytty

Sisällön jaksotus

Lecturers, the lectures will be recorded but attendance is recommended
Individual presentations
Quiz

Tavoitteet

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.

Toteutustavat

Lectures and online lectures

Suoritustavat

Lectures
Online lectures
Active participating
Group discussions
Course assigment

Sisältö

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

Aika ja paikka

On Teams
From 4pm-6pm on Tuesdays, 4 times (January/February)

Oppimateriaalit

To be announced later
The course material can be found on Reppu

Opetusmenetelmät

Lectures
Group discussions
Individual assigments
Presentations
Quiz

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

Quiz starts after the last lecture

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 credits:
Lectures 8 hours
Individual assigments 100 hours
Quiz including preparation and individual learning 27 hours

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty

A student passes the course if they understand the key concepts of business research and development at Master’s level; define a clear research or development problem and formulate a research question for a case company; produce a coherent Master’s thesis research proposal including background, problem definition, research questions, and justified research methods; select and justify an appropriate research strategy for the case company’s development task; choose suitable data collection, analysis, and cooperative development methods and explain their use; apply course concepts to a real case company and show feasibility of the planned thesis; and complete all required assignments and pass the quiz.

Arviointikriteeri, hyväksytty/hylätty

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.

Lisätiedot

Accreditation and AHOT procedure on a case by case basis