Research and Development Methods (5 cr)
Code: A9287-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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14.05.2018 - 31.05.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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28.08.2019 - 21.12.2019
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- Laurea Leppävaara
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 10
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Management (HBA), Laurea Leppävaara
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- choose the proper methods for development project and give reasons for these choices
- collect empirical data and analyse it
- interpret empirical results
- make conclusions based on empirical results
- recognizes the ethical point of view of the research and development work
- evaluate the reliability and validity of research
Materials
Textbooks and Materials
•Textbook: Reseach Methods for Business Students / Saunders et a
•Texbook's Companion Web site: Student resources
•Other materials: see Recommend readings in Optima
Teaching methods
Having completed the study unit the student is able to:
•choose the proper methods for development project and give reasons for these choices
•collect empirical data and analyse it
•interpret empirical results
•make conclusions based on empirical results
•recognizes the ethical point of view of the research and development work
•evaluate the reliability and validity of research
Contents
•The nature of business and management research
•Formulating and clarifying the research topic
•Research approaches and strategies
•Research Oriented Approach
•Writing a research proposal (formulating the research design)
•Reviewing the literature and existing applied research
•Ethics in Research
•Development Methods
•Quantitative Methods
•Qualitative Methods