2012/2013
BA-HAS_MII Methods II: Foundations and Qualitative Methods
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English Title
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Methods II: Foundations and Qualitative Methods
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Language
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English
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Exam ECTS
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7.5
ECTS
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Type
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Mandatory
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Level
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Bachelor
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Duration
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One Quarter
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Course period
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Fourth Quarter, Second Quarter
The course offered in the Fourth Quarter is reserved the 1st year BA class.
The course offered in the Second Quarter is reserved the 1st year credit class.
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Time Table
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Please see course schedule at e-Campus
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Study board
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Study Board for BSc in Service Management
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Course coordinator
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Jesper Strandgaard
- Department of Organization
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Marianne Stang Våland
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Main Category of the Course
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Philosophy and philosophy of science
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Last updated on 03-09-2012
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Learning objectives
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Explain and discuss basic concepts within the theory of science: central perspectives that regard knowledge production processes based on empirical research.
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Identify a research object or problem area and propose an operable research question.
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Discuss and develop different research strategies, appropriate to form research projects that aim to study specific objects and phenomena.
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Explain, discuss and assess benefits and drawbacks of central qualitative methods and methodological concepts (with a particular focus on participant observation, interviews and document analysis), with reference to relevant research questions.
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Present written output in a structured and linguistically fluent form.
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Prerequisite
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Students not enrolled in BSc in Business Administration & Service Management must document a level in English equal to TOEFL 575, and A level in mathematics equal to Danish level B
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Examination
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Methods II: Foundations and Qualitative Methods:
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Type of test
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Oral with Written Assignment
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Marking scale
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7-step scale
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Second examiner
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Second internal examiner
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Exam period
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Summer Term and Winter Term, Exam period for the 1st year BA class is Winter Term
Exam period for the 1st year credit class is Winter Term
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Aids
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Duration
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20 Minutes
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The final exam is a 72-hour group project, in which the students produce a written paper of max.10 standard pages. The size of the groups should be max. 2-3 students. The group project is followed by an individual, 20 minutes oral exam, which takes the written paper as the point of departure, but that also refers more generally to the concepts and discussions introduced in class and in the course literature.
Make-up examinations are given as an individual oral exam based on the group project. Re-take examinations are given as an individual oral exam based on the group project handed in for the regular examination, as well as a supplementary piece, max. 5 standard pages in length.
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Course content
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Course objective:
The primary objective of the course is to present central qualitative methods and theoretical concepts that are required to carry out empirical business research, and to train the student’s capability of discussing and assessing these.
Course content:
The initial part of the course (2X3 lectures) will introduce the students to basic concepts that regard theory of science and knowledge production within social science research. This part aims to establish an awareness of the concerns and possibilities that different approaches to studying the social may contain.
The remaining part of the course focuses on central qualitative methods, used in business studies. In the class the students are exposed to – and will be actively discussing – three central methodological techniques: participant observation, interviews, focusgroup interviews and document analysis. The course aims to train the student’s ability to use and combine these techniques in a competent manner, and thus to enhance their analytical abilities.
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Teaching methods
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Lecture, group exercises, and plenary discussions.
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Student workload
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Classes
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30
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Preparation for class
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109
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Home assignments
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14
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Exam
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72
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Expected literature
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A compendium is available in SL Books at Solbjerg Plads. It contains key chapters from a number of methodology books, including Kristin G. Esterberg: “Qualitative Methods in Social Research”, Päivi Eriksson and Anne Kovailainen: “Qualitative Methods in Business Research” and Alan Bryman and Emma Bell, “Business Research Methods”
Please note, minor changes may occur. The teacher will upload the final reading list to LEARN two weeks before the course starts.
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Last updated on 03-09-2012
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