GRA 6836 Research Methodology for Strategy
GRA 6836 Research Methodology for Strategy
Students participating in this course will be guided towards the completion of a research proposal. The main aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills in order to successfully complete a masters thesis.
The first part of the course covers the philosophical underpinnings of research in the strategy field. This includes the fundamentals of research design. The main section of the course covers both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
(i) To understand how to write a research proposal.
(ii) To gain knowledge of concepts and tools to collect and analyse data for strategy research.
(iii) To understand and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of different research designs, methodologies and data sources.
(iv) To gain an understanding of information search strategies.
(i) To be able to compare and critique different research designs, methodologies and data collection methods.
(ii) To be able to design samples, research questions and research proposals appropriately.
(iii) To be able to critically evaluate information sources.
(iv) To understand what a critical literature review is and how it can be designed and executed.
(i) To understand how research design influences and is influenced by the theme of interest.
(ii) To appreciate how to conduct original research at the MSc level and evaluate the research process.
- Introduction to the Research Process - philosophy of science, research proposals, research process, research ethics
- Research Design - problems, questions, collection and design
- Secondary Research and Analysis - literature searching, literature reviews, review articles.
- Qualitative Research - assumptions, ideas, methodologies and methods
- Computer-assisted data analysis
- Qualitative and quantitative methodology, either one or combined, with a focus on the needs of designing strategy research
During the semester there will be thesis seminars to guide the students towards writing a thesis registration form. This is conducted outside the course.
Students are expected to participate actively and to be well prepared before attending class.
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.
This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded by using points on a scale from 0-100. The components will be weighted together according to the information in the course description in order to calculate the final letter grade for the examination code (course). Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam elements will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the point system and the cut off points with reference to the letter grades when the course starts.
At resit, all exam components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course.
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 spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
Teaching
Information about what is taught on campus and other digital forms will be presented with the lecture plan before the start of the course each semester.
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Exam category: Activity Form of assessment: Class participation Weight: 30 Grouping: Individual Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: GRA68363 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 10 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Week(s) Comment: Library assignment Exam code: GRA68363 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Group (2 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: GRA68363 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
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.