Quantitative Research Methods (4 cr)
Code: L010AA05-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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07.12.2022 - 12.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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16.01.2023 - 19.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Unit
- (2019-2024) School of Business
- Campus
- Leiritie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 35
- Degree programmes
- Economics and Business Administration
- Teacher in charge
- Anne Perkiö
- Course
- L010AA05
Objective
After completing the module the student will
- comprehend action research as Business research method, be aware of its different methodologies and choice of data
- understand the variety of available research methodologies and their usability
- have the skills needed to plan action a research based development project.
After completing the module the student will be able to
- plan action research based development projects
Content
- Applied research
- Main types of research, approaches in problem solving, exploratory research
- Basic research and applied research compared
- Action research as framework for a development project
- Conceptual issues, main paradigms and methodology
- Structure of a thesis and its focal concepts
- Actions research as a process
- Methods for action research
- Positivistic and phenomenological methodologies in Business research
- Constructivism as research methodology
Materials
Lecture material
Excel and SPSS instructions
E books
Teaching methods
Lectures
Online learning
Assignments
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments 100%
Objective
After completing the module the student will
- comprehend action research as Business research method, be aware of its different methodologies and choice of data
- understand the variety of available research methodologies and their usability
- have the skills needed to plan action a research based development project.
After completing the module the student will be able to
- plan action research based development projects
Content
- Applied research
- Main types of research, approaches in problem solving, exploratory research
- Basic research and applied research compared
- Action research as framework for a development project
- Conceptual issues, main paradigms and methodology
- Structure of a thesis and its focal concepts
- Actions research as a process
- Methods for action research
- Positivistic and phenomenological methodologies in Business research
- Constructivism as research methodology