Course content
This course aims to help students to develop a basic background and empirical skills to systematically investigate entrepreneurial problems and opportunities that address challenges in society. For this aim, this course explores the ethics and fundamental principles of scientific investigation that apply to all methodological approaches and introduces students to various methods that can be useful to research in strategic design and entrepreneurship (SDE).
Students will learn the basic knowledge in quantitative, qualitative, and computational methods and the skills to systematically collect, reflect upon, and analyze data for qualitative research on entrepreneurial insights and ideas. They will also have opportunities to develop skills in quantitative data analysis. In addition, students will learn to effectively present and communicate research findings to people from diverse backgrounds.
The course combines lectures, exercises, and online learning materials to help the students to learn about different methods and to identify and employ appropriate methods for research questions and practical problems of interest. The students will reflectively assess their research practices, data collection, and data usage in terms of practical and ethical considerations concerning qualitative research. In exercises, students will have hands-on experiences in conducting a research project individually and collaboratively for strategic decisions and problem-solving in SDE. Students will be introduced to the free R software and other digital tools for data management, statistical analysis, and data visualization. Additional online learning materials will be provided for practical skills that students can use in their research projects.
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