Quantitative Research (5 ECTS)

Code: LX00BX66-3017

General information

Enrollment: 10.01.2020; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 13.01.2020 - 06.05.2020; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 ECTS

Mode of delivery: On-campus

Unit: (2019-2024) School of Business

Campus: Leiritie 1

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 20 - 35

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in International Business and Logistics

Teachers: Pertti Vilpas

Teacher in charge: Pertti Vilpas

Course: LX00BX66

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Objective

On completion of the course, the student will:
• Know how companies use quantitative research in order to develop their operations.
• Be able to design and implement surveys and asses the reliability of the research.
• Be proficient in using SPSS and Excel to interpret results and present them in illustrative form.
• Have an understanding of how managers use business analytics to formulate and solve business problems and to support managerial decision making.

Content

- Quantitative research process and implementation
- Data Analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics
- Statistical reasoning and testing

Materials

Lecture material
Excel and SPSS guides
Online references
e-book (will be announced later)

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Guided assignments

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance:
showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good performance:
showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance:
not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination

Assessment criteria, approved/failed