GRA 6438 Research Methodology - Marketing
GRA 6438 Research Methodology - Marketing
The Research Methodology - Marketing course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of important topics in research in marketing (i.e., academic research) and marketing research (i.e., business-oriented research). The course addresses theoretical and philosophical foundations of research conducted by marketing academics and practitioners including perspectives on theory, causality, validity, and measurement. It also covers the marketing research process including formulating the research problem and hypotheses, sampling, measurement, research design, and writing a paper/thesis or research report.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- understand key methodological issues in research in marketing and marketing research.
- see the interrelationships between the elements of the research process, not only the bits and pieces.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- plan and conduct research according to the outlined research process taking into account and deal with the various unavoidable tradeoffs occurring in this process
- make use of various information harvesting strategies, including search techniques and critical evaluation of sources
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will appreciate alternative approaches to a problem.
- Validity and reliability issues
- Data collection
- Measurement
- Sampling
- Survey research
- Experimental research
- Qualitative approaches
- Meta analysis
- Information and search strategies:
- Introduction to search strategies
- Source quality assessment
- Reviewing articles
The course is a combination of class room lectures and two term paper consultation sessions.
Part of the course is a library session. This session takes place as a combination of lectures and practical exercises using computers.
Please note that while attendance is not compulsory in all courses, it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class.
All parts of the assessment must be passed in order to get a grade in the course.
The examination for this course has been changed starting academic year 23/24. It is not possible to resit the old version of the examination.
All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have specific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Week(s) Comment: Library assignment Exam code: GRA 64387 Grading scale: Pass/fail Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 40 Grouping: Group (2 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: Term paper Exam code: GRA 64388 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 60 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Comment: Written examination under supervision. Exam code: GRA 64389 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 36 | Lectures |
Group work / Assignments | 60 Hour(s) | Term paper |
Prepare for teaching | 64 Hour(s) | Preparations for lectures and exam, including processing of course slides and other readings. |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.