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Institut für Organisation und Lernen Institut für Organisation und Lernen

Mag. Dr. Mario Vötsch Mag. Dr. Mario Vötsch

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VO Qualitative and quantitative methods in social science

VO 2

5

Block

jährlich

Englisch

This course is designed to introduce to the process of research in the social sciences and variety of research methods that exist in the field of organization studies. A key element of the course is helping the Master’s students develop their own research proposals, which form the basis of the dissertations they must undertake in order to complete the Masters programme.

We will discuss a couple of questions dealing with the purpose of research, its process and its objectives: What is research? What is social research? What does it mean to do research? What is methodology? How do organize the research process? What is a good research question? What are indicators of good research?

The course will be organized as lecture as well as interactive sessions with students' presentations will take place.

Overall grading will be based on the following assessments: Group work and presentation of case study research (40%), Exam (50%), Class participation (10%)

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Beginn: 12.01.2012