Overordnede kursusmål
The aim of the course is to introduce the PhD-students at DTU
Management Engineering (DTU MAN) to the challenges related to
scientific research and doing a PhD.
• Research design and methods
• Researcher tools
• Research practice at DTU MAN
This course is mandatory for PhD students at DTU MAN.
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
- Define (a) research question(s) (RQ) within their specific
field of research.
- Argue for the use of specific research methods in relation to
the RQ(s).
- Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of different research
methods.
- Apply research methods to their own research project to answer
the RQ(s).
- Comprehend the PhD process at DTU MAN including expectations of
the student and supervisor.
- Identify management techniques for their PhD process.
- To engage in constructive discussions with peers about research
methods and methodology.
- To give constructive feedback to peers on research design and
methodology.
Kursusindhold
The following topics will be adressed:
- research design and philosophy
- research methods including qualitative, quantitative and
mixed-methods
- managing a PhD project
- Academic writing and publishing
- Ethics in academic research
Litteraturhenvisninger
Corley and Gioia (2011): Building theory about theory building:
What constitutes a theoretical contribution? Academy of Management
Review, 36(1), 12-32.
• Sutton and Staw (1995): What theory is not. Administrative
Science Quarterly, 40, 371-384.
• Weick (1995): What theory is not, theorizing is. Administrative
Science Quarterly, 40, 385-390.
• Whetten (1989): What constitutes a theoretical contribution?
Academy of Management Review, 14(4) 490-495.
• Saunders, M. N. K., Lewis, P., and Thornhill, A. (2012)
Understanding research philosophies and approaches. In: Research
Methods for Business Students. 6th ed. Harlow, UK: Financial Times
Prentice Hall, pp.126-157.
• Hevner, A. R. and March, S. T., (2004) Design Science in
Information Systems Research. Information Systems Research, 28 (1),
75-106.
• Creswell, J. W. (2014) The selection of a research approach. In:
Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods
approaches. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage, pp.3-24.
• Morgan and Smircich (1930): The case for qualitative research.
Academy of Management Review, 5(4), 491-500.
• Cuncliffe (2011): Crafting Qualitative Research: Morgan and
Smircich 30 years on. Organizational Research Methods, 14(4),
647-673.
• Robson, C. (2011) Fixed designs. In: Real World Research - A
Resource for Users of Social Research Methods in Applied Settings.
3rd ed. Chichesteer, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., pp.81-129.
• Venkatesh, V., Brown, S. A., and Bala, H., 2013. Bridging the
Qualitative–Quantitative Divide: Guidelines for Conducting Mixed
Methods Research in Information Systems. MIS Quarterly, 37 (1),
21–54.
Bemærkninger
The course is mandatory for all PhD students at DTU Management
within their first year of study
Sidst opdateret
09. august, 2017
