Research Methods (5 ECTS)

Code: LX00FG15-3004

General information

Enrollment: 05.05.2025 - 10.08.2025; Enrollment is ongoing
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Timing: 04.09.2025 - 23.10.2025; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 ECTS

Virtual portion: 5 ECTS

Unit: Metropolia Business School

Campus: Leiritie 1

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 35

Degree programmes: Master's Degree Programme in Change Management

Teachers: Jukka Kaisla

Teacher in charge: Raisa Varsta

Groups: L1424S6
Muutosjohtaminen, ylempi

Course: LX00FG15

Implementation has 7 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 22 h 45 min.

Time	Topic	Location
Thu 04.09.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online
Thu 11.09.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online
Thu 18.09.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online
Thu 25.09.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online
Thu 02.10.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online
Thu 09.10.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online
Thu 23.10.2025 time 17:00 - 20:15 (3 h 15 min)	Tutkimusmenetelmät LX00FG15-3004	Online

Changes to reservations may be possible.

Learning outcomes

After copleting the course the student knows the methodological principles of action research and is able to plan and execute a development project based on action research.

Content

* Action research
* Knowledge frameworks in action research
* Planning, executing, measuring, and assessing experiments
* Measuring change
* Tools for action research
* Reporting action research in organisation

Prerequisites

Completed higher education degree (Bachelor level)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

A grade of pass is achieved when the current state analysis of the thesis is approved by the methodology teacher.