Tapaus- ja toimintatutkimus (JAT13U), 5 op

Basic information

Course name:	Tapaus- ja toimintatutkimus Case study and action research
Course Winha code:	JAT13U
Kurre acronym:
Credits:	5
Type and level of course:	Master, compulsory studies
Year of study, semester or study period:	1.year
Implementation:	Autumn semester, 1.period, 2.period, Not defined
Semester:	0708
Language of tuition:	Suomi
Teacher:	Pia Koskenoja
Final assessment:	Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree

Course contents (core content level)

- Applied research
- Main types of research, approaches in problem solving, exploratory research
- Basic research and applied research compared
- Action research as framework for a development project
- Conceptual issues, main paradigms and methodology
- Structure of a thesis and its focal concepts
- Actions research as a process
- Methods for action research

Course contents (additional)

- Positivistic and phenomenological methodologies in Business research
- Constructivism as research methodology

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

After completing the module the student will
- comprehend action research as Business research method, be aware of its different methodologies and choice of data
- understand the variety of available research metodologies and their usability
- have the skills needed to plan action research based development project.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

After completing the module the student will be able to
- plan action research based development project

Recommended reading

Costello, Patrick J. M. 2003. Action Research. London.
• Ehrnrooth, Jari 1998. Intuitio ja analyysi. Teoksessa Mäkelä, Klaus 1998. Kvalitatiivisen aineiston analyysi ja tulkinta, 30-41. Gaudeamus: Saarijärvi
• Engeström, Yrjö 1995. Kehittävä työntutkimus. Painatuskeskus, Helsinki
• Kuitunen 1991. Toimintatutkimuksen tulosten arviointi- ja mittaamis-ongelmat
• Jill and Roger Hussey 1997. Business Research, Macmillan Business
• Mats Lindgren & Hans Bandhold, 2003, Scenario Planning: The Link Between Future and Strategy, Palgrave Macmillan, New York

Teaching and learning strategies

Self-study
Contact teaching, group work
Supervised assigments in groups
Reports, methodological definition of one's own development plan included

Teaching methods and student workload

Reports
Contact teaching
Supervised assignment
Self-study

Assessment weighting and grading

Group work reports 40%
Exercices 60%

Related competences of the degree programme

Methodolgical competences in business