Researching technology management and economics

Om kursen

This course is one of the compulsory courses at the Graduate school Technology Management and Economics; it has been designed as the first course for the graduate students as it is a quite general introductory course followed by the Qualitative and Quantitative methods courses. We strongly recommend taking RTME before other mandatory courses. 
The course will run on campus in seminar room Avenyn (if needed for some sessions online) on following dates:
  • August 22nd 13.00 JP Castrellon PhD defence, Vasa B
  • September 3rd 13.15-14 Course introduction
  •   14.15-15 Life as a researcher
  • 15.15 Reflection on the PhD thesis defence
  • September 4 th 13.15-15 Theory of science
  • September 10th 13.15-15 Seminar A- Systematic literature review
  •   15.15-17 Case study 
  • September 17th 13.15-15 Seminar B – Mapping and analysis of business models
  • 15.15-16 JPC RP reflection
  • 16.15-17 Developing your RP and working with your supervisor 
  • September 19th  ? Carolin Behrens Licentite seminar 
  • September 24th 13.15-15 Seminar C - Documented norms
  • 15.15-17 Carolin’s Lic seminar reflection 
  • October 1st 13.15-15 Seminar D - Twitter data collection and analysis
  • 15.15-17 Action research
  • October 8th 13.15-15 Journal editor lecture on publishing and reseach design 
  • 15.15-16 Paper rejection
  • October 16th 13.15-15 Seminar E - Gaps between theoretical ambitions and practical outcomes
  • 15.15-16 Research design
  • October 22nd 13.15-15 Making your claims and communicating your research
  • 15.15-17 Systematic combining  
  • October 29th 13.15-17 Final Seminar Group 1
  • November ?? ? Final Seminar Group 2
 Complete syllabus will be distributed in August to the course participants.

Objectives and learning outcomes:

As an introductory course for RTME aims at providing a basic understanding of research in terms of basic notions of research and the research process. The course also aims at preparing the doctoral student for life in academia, discussing some important aspects of being a researcher such as preparing a research project, participating in the academic debate and interacting with supervisors and other researchers. Finally the course aims at supporting the graduate student in the initial steps towards developing his/her individual research proposal.

Examination
To pass this course the participants are required to actively participate in both lectures and the seminars; and hand in all required seminar reports. Notify Violeta in advance if you are unable to attend a session (assignments will be required to compensate for absence).

Mer information

violeta.roso@chalmers.se

Kurslitteratur

Mandatory books to obtain before the course starts:
Bryman A., and Bell, E. (2015 or later), Business research methods (Chapters 1-6), HongKong: Oxford Pres(or any other edition)
Booth, W.C., Colom G.G., William J.M. et al (2016), The craft of research, University of Chicago Press.
(Additional literature will be distributed before the course starts)
Strongly recommended readings:
Maxwell J.A. (any edition), Qualitative research design, Sage Publications
Norman Blaikie (any edition) "Designing Social Research" https://www.academia.edu/28912200/Designing_Social_Research-Norman_Blaikie
Romanelli, E. (1996) "Becoming a reviewer", In Frost P.J. and Taylor S.M. Rythms of Academic Life, SAGE, p 263- 267 https://aom.org/docs/default-source/reviewing/becoming_a_reviewer_romanelli_1996.pdf?sfvrsn=5cd7ca4f_2
Vidovic M et al (2020) Quantitative Methods in Logistics https://ebooks.sf.bg.ac.rs/index.php/FTTE/catalog/book/2

Föreläsare

Course examiner, lecturer and leader Violeta Roso, Associate Professor, violeta.roso@chalmers.se