Business Adm and Social Science

IEM017 Research Methodology 6.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Esmail Salehi-Sangari Tf prof

PREREQUISITES


COURSE AIM
The student will after finishing the course - be able to apply scientific methods on business administrative problems - independently be able to critically examine and asses scientific work in the area of business administration

CONTENTS
The lectures will focus approaches for research and investigations as well as methods for data collection. Resent business administrative research reports will be discussed and analyzed during group exercises. Application of methods on business administrative problems are carried out as individual assignments.

TEACHING
Lectures, seminars, supervision and group exercises.

EXAMINATION
Written exam and execution, presentation and defense of an individual assignment. Active participation during seminars, supervisions and group exercises are required.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS AND CREDITS
Individual project                                          	4.5 ECTS
Written exam                                                	1.5 ECTS


COURSE LITERATURE
Wiederscheim-Paul, F. & Eriksson, L.T., 1991, Att utreda, forska och rapportera. Liber Ekonomi. Persson, L., 1980, En syn på företagsekonomisk forskning. Stockholms Universitet, Företagsekonomiska Institutionen. Kompendium i Vetenskaplig metod, IES. Additional literature might be added. Reference literature: Lekvall, P. & Wahlbin, C., 1993, Information för marknadsföringsbeslut. IHM Förlag AB.

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