Research and Development Methods

Mitä opit?

After completing the course, the student is able to:
-approach the complex development challenges of organization, economy, and technology by systems thinking
-formulate research problem and research questions for developmental challenges
-search, summarize, and refer to the previous relevant research of the discipline
-apply the methods and tools for acquiring qualitative and quantitative information required in development
-analyse, refine and present the collected information to support decision-making
-evaluate the validity, reliability, and ethics of the information and research
-plan, initiate, and execute the necessary development procedures (thesis project)
-apply the methods and tools on continuous development

Mitä opinnot sisältävät?

-Description of complexity, Cynefin framework
-Technical, social, and economic systems
-Systems analysis and description
-Triangulation
-Knowledge based development: data collection methods
-Knowledge based development: analysing data and presenting knowledge
-Research ethics
-Modelling and developing operations as a system

Research methods:
Qualitative and quantitative methods
Preparation for the Master’s thesis
Implementation plan:
Content:
– different types of approaches
– research principles
– different research methods
– research and development planning
– data collection – quantitative and or qualitative, mixed; data analysis
– quality issues and ethics in the research, data management, IPR and GDPR
– literature search, evaluation and use of the appropriate research methods for projects and master’s thesis