Course overview
- Course codeFTEK060
- ECTS credits7.5
- DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
- Graduate schoolTechnology Management and Economics
- LanguageEnglish
- Nordic Five Tech (N5T)The course is free of charge for PhD students from N5T Universities.
- ApplicationContact doktfofu.tme@chalmers.se
Course coordinator
- Violeta Roso
- Associate Professor, Supply and Operations Management, Technology Management and Economics
About the course
Tentative course start: end of september.
The course will run on campus in seminar room Avenyn (if needed for some sessions online) on following dates:
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).
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).
More information
violeta.roso@chalmers.se
Literature
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
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
Lecturer
Course examiner, lecturer and leader
Violeta Roso, Associate Professor, violeta.roso@chalmers.se