• Outline and reflect critically on a range of methodologies and theories 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 and theories.
• 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.

To enrol in the course, use the attached form (to be found here BaDS / DCM - at the bottom of the linked page) and draft a motivated application. Send this to: (uganda-blc@cbs.dk ) no later than 1 November 2016 at 12.00 midnight. Also remember to sign up for the course through the online registration.

This course provides students the opportunity of applying theoretical knowledge and 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 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 Uganda. The course includes six modules: 1) Introduction to the Ugandan context including its historical, political, economic and socio-cultural features, 2) Key theories concerning Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development, 3) Relevant research methodologies and methods for field work. 4) Introduction to and assessment of approaches to intercultural team/group work, 5) Field research in a developing country context (2 ½ weeks in Uganda), engaging with businesses and other institutions, 6) Assessment of experiences.

Further comments:

1. The course can only run if 24 students are enrolled. This will be assessed shortly after the deadline for enrolment Friday 28 October 2016 at noon.
2. Students are required to fill in the accompanying form when enrolling (note: max. 2 pages!).
3. Students need to cover the costs of flight and accommodation, food, transport etc. during the field trip. This is estimated to be around DKK 10.000 in total (4-7000 DKK for the air ticket, 3000 DKK for accommodation, food, insurance, vaccinations, visa and local transport).
4. The field trip takes place in Uganda, where the local partner university is Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in Kampala. MUBS is one of CBS’ partner universities on the African continent.
5. The students will work in groups of 4 – two CBS and two MUBS students – with a research topic jointly agreed to within the overall theme ‘Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development in Uganda’.

Lectures and student group work 3 hours in 5 weeks (weeks 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12) prior to the field study.

Field study during weeks 12/13-15 (from 27.03-13.04.2017).

Follow-up lecture 3 hours 1 week (probably week 17), followed by supervision of groups.

Projects are due (probably) in week 20.

Preliminary:
 

1. Desai, V. and Potter, R.B. (eds.): ‘Doing Development Research’ (selected chapters), Sage Publications, 2006.
2. Country info on Uganda
3. Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development literature
4. Literature on Intercultural teamwork, among others: 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.