| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors: On successful completion of the course, the student should
be able to use different qualitative methods and analytical
strategies within organizational sociology and business
administration. Specifically, the student should be able to:
- locate specific qualitative methodologies in relation to the
theoretical tradition
- 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
organizational sociology and business administration, and
- critically assess strengths and weaknesses of the applied
methods in relation to concrete research
problems.
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| Course prerequisites |
| The courses Applied Organisational Analysis,
Qualitative Methods, The Company from a Contextual Perspective, and
Applied Qualitative Methods and Mixed Methods have one intergrated
exam. You can only participate in Qualitative Methods if you also
register for the other courses: Applied Organisational Analysis,
The Company from a Contextual Perspective and Applied Qualitative
Methods and Mixed Methods. |
| Prerequisites for registering for the
exam |
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Number of mandatory
activities: 3
Compulsory assignments
(assessed approved/not approved)
Compulsory exercises. The written part of the exercise assignment
should be handed in via Digital Exam (DE). The student can hand in
up to 3 assignments. At least two out of three assignments need to
be approved to be able to attend the course's Final
Workshop.
Requirements about active
class participation (assessed approved/not approved)
Compulsory participation in the course's final workshop.
Participation in the final workshop involves 1. presentation of
student mini qualitative research project and 2. discussion of
another student presentation.
Make-up Exam:
Students who for legitimate reasons (documented illness or similar)
cannot fill the two requirements just listed will have the chance
to do the make-up examination. This consist on a 10-page written
home assignment.
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| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of three parts:
| Integrated
examination 4th semester: | | Sub exam weight | 60% | | 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 | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Max. 30 pages | | Assignment type | Project | | 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 | | Preparation time | No preparation | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and external examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam 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. | Description of the exam
procedure
- The two third semester courses 'Qualitative Methods'
and 'Applied Organizational Analysis' and the two fourth
semester courses 'Applied Qualitative Methods and Mixed
Methods' and 'The Company in a Contextual Perspective'
are assessed at the second year project examination.
- The examination is an individual oral examination. It is based
on the second year project, but the syllabi of the four courses are
assessed at this examination and may be drawn in by the
examiner.
- The Student will be awarded one grade, reflecting an
overall assessment of the project, the oral presentation and the
defense. 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.
Learning objectives for the exam
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 case studies. Integration
involves the ability to construct an argument that logically uses
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:
- Combine internal and contextual perspective on an
organization as presented in the two courses "Advanced
Organizational Analysis" and "The company in contextual
perspective"
- formulate, delimit and analyze an academic problem in relation
to organizational practices
- select ,apply and critcially assess theories and methods
relevant til project,
- select, apply and critically assess fundamental
qualitative methods and some mixed methods,
- 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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| Applied
Organisational Analysis: | | Sub exam weight | 20% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and external examiner | | Exam period | Winter | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary
exam |
| The Company
from a Contextual Perspective: | | Sub exam weight | 20% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and external examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary
exam |
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| Course content and structure |
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The course focuses on the qualitative research process, looking
deeper into interviewing, observation and analysis of qualitative
data.
The course situates each method in context, looks into classical
examples of each method and discusses the application of the
technique in practice. In the exercise classes related to each
module method, students will develop a sense of the
possibilities and limits of the respective method.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course uses a combination of lectures,
exercise classes and workshops. It is structured in three blocs—
interviewing, observation of practices and analysis of qualitative
material—all following the same logic. The first lecture in each
block introduces and contextualizes the particular method
(interviewing, observation and analysis). The second lecture looks
at the theoretical roots of the respective concept/method focussing
on an authoritative example of its application. Finally, the third
session will introduce one of the practical “tool kits” used to
conduct research using the methodology. Each block also has two
exercise classes: one formulating the core aspects of the method
and the second discussing an assignment in the method. The course
concludes with a full day workshop during which a assignments
carried out by groups of students are discussed in a
conference-like setting. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Written on class hand-ins. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
24 hours |
| Exercises |
24 hours |
| Preparation |
158 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Texts include texts by Bourdieu, Hochschild, Elias, Geertz, Van
moon samt introductory writings on Qualitative Methods. These can
be accessed through links direkt on the syllabus on
CBSLearn.
Students need-to buy the book:
- Kvale, S. & Brinkmann, S. 2014. InterViews: Learning
the craft of qualitative research interviewing. London:
Sage.
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