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Language
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English
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Exam ECTS
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30
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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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Two Semesters
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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 Business Administration and Sociology
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Course coordinator
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3QLM. QUALITATIVE METHODS
Anna Leander
- Department for Business and Politics
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3AOA. APPLIED ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS
Benedikte Brincker
- Department for Business and Politics
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4MM. MIXED METHODS
Maribel Blasco
- Department of Intercultural Communication and Management
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4CCP. THE COMPANY IN A CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE
Steen Andersen
- Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
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Stine Haakonsson is 2nd year project coordinator.
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Main Category of the Course
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Organization
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Economic and organizational sociology
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Last updated on 16-08-2012
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Learning objectives
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On completion of the course, the student must be capable of explaining, comparing, and integrating the course’s concepts and theories as well as illustrative cases. Integration involves the ability to construct an argument that logically utilises the course’s concepts and theories, and explain how the course’s concepts and theories are rooted in empirical studies.
The student should demonstrate ability to:
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work in an interdisciplinary way,
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formulate, delimit and analyse an academic problem,
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select and apply theories and methods relevant to the project,
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select and apply fundamental qualitative methods and some mixed methods,
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show practical knowledge of fundamental organisational analysis and theories about evaluation and assessment, and
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structure the layout and present the material in a clearly formulated and accessible way in terms of both language and content.
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Examination
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Second year project on organisational analysis, contextual company perspective, and research 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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External examiner
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Exam period
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May/June
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Aids
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Without preparation
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Duration
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30 Minutes
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- The two third semester courses ‘Qualitative Methods’ and ‘Applied Organisational Analysis’ and the two fourth semester courses ‘Mixed Methods’ and The Company in a Contextual Perspective are assessed at the second year project examination.
- The examination is an individual oral examination of 30 minutes, including the examiners’ discussion and awarding of the grade. It is based on the second year project, but the syllabi of the four courses assessed at this examination may be drawn in by the internal examiner.
- The project is to be written in groups of four, cf., however, section 6(6). Maximum size: 20 standard pages + additional 5 standard pages per student. It must include an abstract. For more details, see the separate project guidelines.
- The student will be awarded one grade according to the 7-point grading scale, reflecting an overall assessment of the project, the oral presentation and the defence. The student’s proficiency in spelling and fluency in writing will also be taken into account in the assessment. However, most emphasis will be put on the academic content.
Make-up examination and re-examination
The re-take takes place according to the same rules as the regular examination. However, the following supplementary rules apply:
- For projects where some of the group members are awarded the grade 00 or below at the oral examination, the failed students must submit individually, before the re-take, 2-3 pages on aspects of the project, as specified by the internal examiner.
- For projects where all members are awarded the grade 00 or below at the oral examination, the overall project is deemed unacceptable. Before the re-take, the project must be revised and improved. For supervision in this respect, the internal examiner will give a brief written critique of the project within eight working days after the regular oral examination.
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Prerequisites for attending the exam
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Participation in the workshop in the course Qualitative Methods is mandatory in order to participate in the second year project. If a student is unable to participate in the workshop, due to illness, the makeup examination is a 10-page home assignment which is to be approved by the course coordinator. For more details, see separate guidelines.
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Course content
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QUALITATIVE METHODS
Aim: To provide the student with practical skills in qualitative methods, in particularly how they can be applied in relation to the themes covered in the third semester course ‘Applied Organisational Analysis’. The primary focus of the course is the introduction of different qualitative methods, reflections on possibilities and limitations of qualitative methods as well as assessments of their validity.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to use different qualitative methods and analytical strategies within organisational sociology and business administration. Specifically, the student should be able to:
- situate specific qualitative methodologies in relation to the theoretical traditions in which they are embedded,
- formulate and operationalise a research problem that is suitable for treatment by means of basic qualitative methods, and account for the relationship between theory and methods in the process,
- use basic qualitative methods such as ethnographic analysis, text analysis and interviews to research problems within organisational sociology and business administration, and
- critically assess strengths and weaknesses of the applied methods in relation to specific research problems.
APPLIED ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS
Aim: The student acquires the skills to describe the processes of sense-making within organisations, in order to analyse organisational processes as a specific context-dependent type of rationality, knowledge creation, and power struggle between groups and coalitions within and outside the organisation.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- compare different types of organisations and identify how organisations are formed, managed and developed, in stable and in dynamic contexts,
- analyse the consequences of organisational descriptions and analyses for organisational practices,
- identify and discuss the characteristics of the relations between organisations, social groups and individuals, and
- apply the theoretical perspectives covered in the curriculum in an empirical analysis of the institutional and social forms of capital within organisations.
MIXED METHODS
Aim: To provide the student with (1) knowledge about different designs, possibilities and limitations of quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as knowledge about the validity of these methods, and (2) skills to use different combinations of mixed methods and different analytical strategies in relation to the cross-field of organisational sociology and business administration, as well as the ability to critically reflect on the knowledge produced.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to design and execute combinations of quantitative and qualitative inquiries in relation to substantive issues in the cross-field of business administration and sociology. Specifically, the student should be able to:
- formulate and operationalise a research problem that is suitable for treatment by means of a combination between basic quantitative and qualitative methods,
- select and apply mixed methods from the course curriculum in the analysis of research problems within the cross-field of organisational sociology and business administration,
- discuss when and why it is relevant to use mixed methods to the analysis of organisations and their surroundings, and
- discuss and explain the strengths and weaknesses of the applied methods in relation to a concrete research problem.
THE COMPANY IN A CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE
Aim: This course presents fundamental theories and empirical studies on a company’s placement within its market and industry as well as the opportunities and challenges this presents. Specific themes include:
- The company and its immediate environment
- The company’s competitive relationships
- The company’s collaborative relationships
- Learning in business relationships
- Industrial dynamics and development
- The company’s market orientation
- Cost management in business relationships
- Knowledge management and development in business relationships.
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Teaching methods
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Lectures, case-based teaching, workshops and exercise classes.
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Student workload
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Classes
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100
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Preparation for class
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400
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Project
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390
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Examination
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10
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Further Information
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The themes of the second year project are Applied Organisational Analysis and The Company in a Contextual Perspective.
See 2nd year project manual for more details.
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Expected literature
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Indicative course literature
PLEASE CHECK THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE COURSE GUIDES ON CBSLEARN BEFORE BUYING ANY BOOKS
3QLM. QUALITATIVE METHODS
A compendium for the course is available in the CBS bookstore. The readings for each session are structured according to the course structure: a text book chapter for each method for the first session that will give an overview, a classical text in social theory that will contextualize the method and embeds it in a broader framework of how to study societies and economies, and a hands-on text of how to practically conduct the respective analysis accompanied by a case study.
3AOA. APPLIED ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS
The course literature for bloc I and II consist of journal articles that have been selected according to the following criteria: 1) that they provide excellent insights into a given analytical approach 2) that they involve an elaborate case-study and employs a method / methods that is/are a) qualitative and b)part of the curriculum of the course Qualitative Methods – preferably the same bloc . These articles are available in the electronic library. The literature drawn upon in the third bloc is taken from the following text book that we recommend that students purchase:
Simon Collinson and Glenn Morgan (eds.) 2009. Images of the Multinational Firm. West Sussex: Wiley
4MM. MIXED METHODS
The prescribed readings are collected in a compendium, which can be purchased at the campus bookstore.
4CCP. THE COMPANY IN A CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE
Please see detailed course plan for indicative litterature.
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