ATTENTION: THE COURSE CONTENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO SOME CHANGE.
In this course ‘Methods in Societal Research’ you, a student of the Science, Management & Innovation master specialization, will be introduced to the basics of research methodology in the social sciences to prepare you for your master research project. More specifically, during this course:
- You will gain knowledge on the philosophy of science, including paradigmatic foundations and how they shape your research design
- You will gain knowledge on two different social sciences methodologies: quantitative and qualitative research
- You will gain knowledge on how to do qualitative research in an organizational setting
- You will gain knowledge on academic skills
You will be able to demonstrate academic skills by:
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- Formulating a research problem, research goal, and research questions
- Deploying scientific literature
- Selecting a methodology that fits your research goals and questions.
- Performing small qualitative research, including conducting and analyzing interviews
- Writing a research proposal for a specific research problem
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This course aims to prepare you, a student of the Science, Management & Innovation master specialization for your master thesis project.
Introduction to Methods
- Research approach
- Finding your research topic
- Defining the research problem
- Writing research objectives and research questions
Literature review
- Purpose of the literature review
- Steps and approaches to literature review
- Designing a literature map
- Identify theory
- Building a theoretical lens
Research Strategies: From research, paradigms to research methods
- Research paradigms
- Research methodology
- Qualitative research: The basics
- Qualitative research methods: Case study & Ethnography
Qualitative research: Collecting data through interviews
- Qualitative research
- Interview types and techniques
Qualitative research: From data to stories
- Coding Techniques
- Data Analysis
- Writing stories
- The role of theory
Quantitative research
- Basic characteristics of quantitative research
- Identifying the type of experimental procedure that best fits your proposed study
- Using a checklist for survey research to form topic sections of a survey procedure
- Identifying the potential internal validity and external validity threats to your proposed study
Mixed Methods research
- Quantitative vs Qualitative methods
- Approaches to mixed methods research
- Reflection on Mixed methods
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| This course is intended for students of the Science, Management & Innovation master specialisation. |
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Research proposal assignment (80%)
Peer review (20%)
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