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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
15 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring
Lectures & Student group work 2 hours 4 weeks (weeks 6-8 and
10). Note 4 hours in week 6! Field study during weeks 10/11-13
(from 9.3.-28.3.). Follow-up lectures 2 hours 2 weeks (weeks 17 and
20). Deadline for handing in mini-project (probably) May
24th. |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Max. participants |
20 |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Søren Jeppesen - Department of Intercultural Communication and
Management (ICM)
- Thilde Langevang - Department of Intercultural Communication
and Management (ICM)
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| BLC-study secretariat
/ Birgitte Hertz (bhe.stu) |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization, International Business, markets and studies
- Language and Intercultural Studies
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Last updated on
14-02-2013
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| Learning objectives |
At the end of the course the students
should be able to:
- • Outline and reflect critically on a range of methodologies
and methods of relevance to field research in a developing country
setting related to the field of Entrepreneurship and Private Sector
Development
- • Discuss strengths and weaknesses of the empirical results in
the light of the methodologies
- • Assess the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
to intercultural team/group work in the light of the practical
experiences from the field
- • Plan and execute social scientific research, including field
research in a developing country context
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| Course prerequisites |
| Fluency in English. Relevant
theoretical knowledge of business in developing and emerging
markets, including participation in course on developing and
emerging economies as well as field research methods. |
| Examination |
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Mini-project,
with oral exam in groups of two students:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 2 students in the
group |
| Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
| Assignment type |
Report |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term and May/June |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below:
Studerende kan medbringe miniprojekt og
kursuslitteratur |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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| Course content and
structure |
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This course provides students the opportunity of applying
theoretical knowledge of research methods to a practical, empirical
situation. The course focuses on key issues relating to growth,
employment and poverty reduction, namely Entrepreneurship and
Private Sector Development in a developing country context. The
course elaborates on research methodologies and research methods
with an emphasis on doing field work in developing countries. The
purpose of the course is to sensitize students to the challenges of
doing field work and data collection in a developing country
setting, including expanding their intercultural communicative
skills by doing group work with students from the local partner
university in the chosen country. The course includes six modules:
1) Introduction to relevant research methodologies and methods for
field work. In particular, a variety of qualitative methods are
presented and discussed, but mixed methods are also included, 2)
Assessment of the context (Uganda), its historical, political,
economic and socio-cultural features, 3) Key theories concerning
Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development, 4) Introduction to
and assessment of approaches to intercultural team/group work, 5)
Field study in a developing country context (2 ½ weeks in Uganda),
engaging with businesses and other institutions, 6) Assessment of
experiences.
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| Teaching methods |
| Preparational lectures prior to the
field trip, including student presentations and group work, along
with supportive lectures, company presentations and group work
during the field trip, and follow-up lectures, student
presentations and group work after the fieldwork. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation |
100 hours |
| Teaching |
50 hours |
| Examination, including field course |
275 hours |
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| Further Information |
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The course is intended to provide the students an option of
applying and extending their theoretical and practical knowledge of
research methodologies and methods. Furthermore, the course
provides an opportunity to apply relevant theories to a
practical setting. The CBS students will work together with
students from Makerere University Business School, Kampala,
Uganda.
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| Expected literature |
Preliminary:
- Desai, V. and Potter, R.B. (eds.): ‘Doing Development Research’
(selected chapters), Sage Publications, 2006.
- Country info on Uganda
- Entrepreneurship literature
- Danish-Ugandan Country Programme, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Danida, 2010
- Adler, Nancy C.: ’Cultural Synergy.’ & ’Multicultural
teams.’ Pp. 76-122 (chapter 4 & 5), in: Adler, Nancy C.:
’International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior.’ The Kent
International Business Series, Kent Publishing Company, Boston,
1986.
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