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G RMP Research Methodology and Philosophy of Science ( forår 2011 - 5 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
• Niveau: Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration (HAim)
• Semester/kvarter: 4 th semester
• Timer per uge: 2 hours per week
• Deltagerbegrænsning: None
• Undervisningssted: Herning
• Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 29586

Formål

The objective of the course is to provide the student with knowledge about methodology for the creation of business knowledge. Furthermore the objective is to provide the student with knowledge about different quantitative and qualitative research designs and their philosophical foundation. For that purpose the student will be provided will knowledge about 4 basic paradigms within philosophy of social science.

In addition, the objective is to enable the student to give an account of this knowledge, use this knowledge to work out a research design for an empirical business study as well as to formulate an account of the knowledge in a scientific way on completion of the course.

Indhold

The overall subject area can be described by the concentration on quantitative and qualitative methods for creating business knowledge and their philosophical foundation within 4 basic paradigms respectively. The course is divided into two major activities:

1. Project work including lectures on research methodology. The lectures which will be focussed on key aspects of research methodology such as the research question, hypotheses, research design, data gathering, modelling, operationalization, determining population, selection of respondents etc. and will be held mainly at the beginning of the course. When the project work is running the project groups work independently and are expected to consult the teacher currently. Groups of 2-3-4 students choose a project proposal from a list of topics given by the teacher.

1. Lectures on the philosophy of social science. This part of the course is concerned with 4 basic paradigms from within philosophy of social science such as positivism, post-positivism, hermeneutic and constructivism. Furthermore the focus is on basic philosophical concepts such as ontology, epistemology and methodology.

In the course period two different designs for empirical studies have to be worked out. The first of these research designs is a preliminary one. The second is the research design for the final exam. Both research designs are to presented in written reports of maximum 12 A4 pages.

The preliminary research designs are to be delivered halfway. Afterwards each of them are to be evaluated by the teacher in a discussion with the group. The aim of this evaluation is to give precise and detailed advices for the exam project. The duration of the evaluation is supposedly ½ - 1 hour per group. After the delivery of the preliminary research designs the work with the exam projects starts.

Faglige forudsætninger

The student must have passed previous exams

Underviser

Steen Hyldgaard

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

Lecture, group instruction, group work, self-study

Litteratur

Paul D. Leedy & Jeanne Ellis Ormrod: Practical research. Planning and design. 8th edition. Pearson Prentice Hall.

Ingemar Arbnor & Bjørn Bjerke: Methodology for creating business knowledge. Sage Publications. London, 1997

Compendium: Steen Hyldgaard Christensen : Philosophy of social science.

Studieordning og bedømmelse

HA international management

• Hj.opg. + mdt. ind., bedømt efter 7-skala med intern censur

Project report incl. individual oral defence