LFU:online

This course is designed to deepen knowledge of the process of research in the social sciences and of a variety of research methods that exist in the field of organization studies. A key element is the encouragment of interdisciplinary competences.

We will discuss a couple of questions dealing with the purpose of research, its process and its objectives: What is research and what does it mean to do research? What is methodology and how to organize the research process? Which ethical and political implications we have to reflect?

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

Course examination according to § 7, statute section on "study-law regulations"

Atkinson, P., Coffey, A., Delamont, S., Lofland, J. & Lofland, L. (2001). Handbook of Ethnography. London: Sage.
Brewer, J. D. (2000). Ethnography. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Geertz, C. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. New York: Basic Books.
O'Leary, Z. (2010). The essential guide to doing your research project. London: Sage.
Richards, L., & Morse, J. M. (2007). Readme First for a User’s Guide to Qualitative Methods. 2nd ed. London: Sage.
Saunders, M, Lewis, P. & Thornhill A. (2012). Research methods for business students. 6th ed. Harlow: Pearson.
Yin, R. (2009). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 4th ed. London: Sage.

participation requirements see curricula