2016/2017
BA-BPOLO2006U Qualitative Methods
| English Title |
| Qualitative Methods |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Sanne Brasch Kristensen - Department of Business and Politics
(DBP)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Methodology and philosophy of science
- Organization
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Last updated on
11-08-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: After having followed the course the student
should be able to:
- Assess the strengths and limitations of different qualitative
methods when applied to a given research problem
- Discuss when and why it is relevant to use qualitative methods
in the analysis of business organizations, political institutions
and their environments
- Apply qualitative methods to the study of interactions between
business, national and international political institutions and
non-governmental organizations and account for the relationships
between a research problem, theory, method, data collection and
analysis
- Demonstrate applied skills and apply methodologically informed
analysis to the study of business organizations and political
institutions
- Critically reflect on how to analyze and report qualitative
data and assess their validity and reliability
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| Examination |
|
Qualitative
Methods:
|
| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam |
| Number of people in the group |
max. 5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
|
1-3 students max. 10 pages
4-5 students max. 15 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
A new exam assignment must be
answered. This apply to all students (failed, ill, or otherwise).
The retake exam is an individual exam of 10
pages.
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| Course content and
structure |
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This course provides the students with an understanding of how
to conduct, analyze and report qualitative research in the context
of economic and political organizations. The course introduces
qualitative case study designs and focuses on how to produce,
analyze and write up qualitative research using different methods,
such as discourse analysis, interview methods, observation
techniques and content analysis. The course discusses how to assess
data reliability and validity including how to triangulate data
from different sources and combining different
methods.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course will be based on lectures,
group and plenary discussions and exercises. Practical hands-on
experience through student exercises and active involvement in
class activities will be the key way for students to acquire the
skills outlined in the learning objectives. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
102 hours |
| Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops
etc. |
36 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
70 hours |
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Last updated on
11-08-2016
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