Re­search Meth­ods for Di­git­al Busi­ness

Course content

The course focuses on developing the basic foundation for designing and executing research projects at the master thesis level with an emphasis on the needs of students in the MSc Digital Business programme. The course aims to help students develop the skills that enable them to design, conduct, report, and critically review research in the context of information systems and digital business. Basic foundations that will be discussed include information systems as a research domain, research framing and design, measurement theory, fieldwork and data collection, data analysis, and research report writing. We will also cover the foundations of both quantitative and qualitative measurement of social science phenomena with emphasis on systematic data collection, rigorous analysis, and research quality assessment. The course is structured as a sequence of thematic lectures that are followed by in-class exercises. In all, we will strive to balance between theory and practice of social research.

The course is designed with a Learner-Centered Pedagogy approach that underscores students’ engagement and active participation through project-centric course design and experiential learning. The course is a fundamental stepping stone to writing the Master's Thesis.