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| Syllabus adopted 2015-02-19 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
| Owner: MPMEI |
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7,5 Credits |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Not passed |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Industrial Engineering and Management
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Department: 45 - TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
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Teaching language: English
Open for exchange students
Block schedule:
B
Maximum participants: 90
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In programs
MPBDP ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DESIGN, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPMEI MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory)
Examiner:
Professor
Sofia Börjesson
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a second cycle course the applicant needs to fulfil the general and specific entry requirements of the programme that owns the course. (If the second cycle course is owned by a first cycle programme, second cycle entry requirements apply.)
Exemption from the eligibility requirement:
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling these requirements.
Course specific prerequisites
The course is obligatory for the MEI program. Prerequisite course Technological Change and Industrial Transformation
Aim
This course introduces and trains students in how to plan, perform and present empirical investigations of management problems. Students will learn how to formulate research questions, select appropriate empirical methods, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, present and report data and findings, reflect upon and motivate methodological choices and understand ethical ramifications of choices and actions.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
(a) - Formulate practically or academically relevant questions
(b) - Describe and discuss the relationship between research design, research methods, and data analysis to answer research questions
(c) - Structure and skillfully perform a practically or academically oriented empirical investigation based on important relationship between research design, research methods, and data analysis
(d) - Estimate or delineate data needs in relation to research question, relevant models and frameworks
(e) - Draw conclusions from an empirical investigation and communicate the results to a target audience
(f) - Understand ethical ramifications of choices and actions
Content
Module 1 introduces the topic of research methods and discusses its scope and relevance.
Module 2 provides an overview of the array of available methods and an in-depth discussion of the most relevant methods.
Module 3 focuses on the communication of research results.
Organisation
The course consists of lectures, seminars, hand-ins and student presentations focusing on the learning outcomes.
Literature
To be announced.
Examination
The examination consists of (a) a written exam, (b) hand-ins and (c) presentations.
All material discussed and handed out during the course is ground for examination.