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Development work (5 cr)

Code: IB00CP26-3002

General information


Enrollment

02.01.2019 - 14.01.2019

Timing

07.01.2019 - 28.04.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in International Business

Teachers

  • Slaveya Hämäläinen
  • Jagat Kunwar

Teacher in charge

Jagat Kunwar

Groups

  • IBKV17SP1
  • IBKV17SP2

Materials

- Any basic textbooks on research methods
- lecture notes and readings assigned by instructors

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
The objectives of the course are to:
a) learn about academic writing conventions
b) practice different ideation methods for generating research topics
c) evaluate theoretical and managerial relevance of generated topics
d) be familiar with argumentation techniques to position and relate theoretical contributions
e) formalize research ideas in a preliminary research proposal

Assessment methods and criteria

You can:
a) write academic documents following formal academic writing conventions
b) generate few concrete ideas for your own research and formulate them precisely
c) select one topic and argue for its managerial and theoretical relevance
d) situate your topic concretely in relation to past researches in your area of research
e) produce a concrete research and development plan with a possible schedule for implementing it