The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Business administration 2005 (marketing focused on sme) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2005 (management accounting) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2005 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2004 (international logistics) - Common studies
- Business administration 2004 (marketing) - Common studies
- Business administration 2004 (management accounting) - Common studies
- Business administration 2004 (information technology) - Common studies
- Business administration 2006 (marketing focused on sme) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2006 (management accounting) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2006 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2008 (management accounting) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2008 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2008 (marketing focused on sme) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2007 (management accounting) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2007 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2007 (marketing focused on sme) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2009 (management accounting) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2009 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2009 (marketing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2010 (marketing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2010 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2011 (marketing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2011 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2011 (financial management) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2010 (financial management) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2012 (financial management) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2012 (international logistics) - Thesis work and methodology
- Business administration 2012 (marketing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Tourism 2012 - Seminars
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to present and discuss
different types of
qualitative methods, their background, aim and
use.
The aim of the second part of the course is to
present and
discuss different types of quantitative methods,
their
background, aim and use.
Learning outcomes
The student will learn to identify a research
problem, define an
objective and choose a suitable qualitative
research method to
present and analyse empirical material.
The student will learn how to define a research
problem, how to
create a measurement instrument based on prior
knowledge,
how to sample respondents, and finally, how to
code and analyze
collected data.
Course contents
The research process and qualitative methods such
as
brainstorming, focus group-, interviewing,
observation-, case
studies and action research.
The research process and quantitative methods
such as: chi square, correlation-, regression-,
factor-, cluster-,
mds-, conjoint and similar methods.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Third year students
Previous course names
None
Additional information
Principles for evaluation is informed later.
Recommended or required reading
Bryman, A. och Bell, E.(2005):Företagsekonomiska
forskningsmetoder, Liber
Statistisk verktygslåda- sammhällsvetenskaplig
orsaksanalys
med kvantitativa metoder, Göran Djurfeldt, Rolf
Larsson och Ola
Stjärnhagen, Studentlittertur 2008, ISBN 978-91-
44-04147-
6,selected parts according to examiners
instructions.
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 30 hours
- Practical exercises - 0 hours
- Individual studies - 83 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
Course assignments done in time and examination of
literature.
Teacher
- Mildén Peter
- Tigerstedt Christa
- Smirnova Elena
Examiner
Mildén Peter
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Den kvalitativa delen med Christa Tigerstedt inleds 3.11 och
4.11. Var noga med att delta i rätt grupp!
Assessment methods
- 2014-12-16 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions