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Course syllabus - Research Methods in Innovation and Design 2
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ITE426
Valid from
Autumn semester 2021
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1F (Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Innovation and Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2020-12-15
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Reflexive methodology : new vistas for qualitative research
Third edition : Los Angeles : Sage, 2018 - xii, 437 pages
ISBN: 978-1-4739-6424-2 LIBRIS-ID: 21974933
Researching and writing a dissertation : an essential guide for business students
3. ed. : New York : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2010 - xii, 436 p.
ISBN: 9780273723431 LIBRIS-ID: 11778809
Design research : synergies from interdisciplinary perspectives
London : Routledge, 2012. - xviii, 218 p.
ISBN: 041553416x LIBRIS-ID: 13542538
Reference Literature
The action research dissertation : a guide for students and faculty
2. ed. : Los Angeles : SAGE, 2014 - xix, 189 pages
ISBN: 9781483333106 LIBRIS-ID: 17072804
Research methodology : methods and techniques
3rd ed. : New Delhi : New Age International, 2014 - xx, 418 s.
ISBN: 9788122415223 LIBRIS-ID: 14854625
Qualitative Research : a guide to design and implementation / Sharan B. Merriam and Elizabeth J. Tisdell
4th Edition : San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2016 - 346 s.
ISBN: 9781119003618 LIBRIS-ID: 17984715
Innovation design : creating value for people, organizations and society
London : Springer, [2013] - xii, 196 p.
ISBN: 9781447162087 LIBRIS-ID: 19728456
The Routledge companion to design research
New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015 - xvi, 522 pages
ISBN: 9780415706070 LIBRIS-ID: 19789587
The reflective practitioner : how professionals think in action
Repr. : Aldershot : Ashgate, 2003 - x, 374 s.
ISBN: 1-85742-319-4 LIBRIS-ID: 9731786
Situated design methods
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2014 - xiv, 400 pages
ISBN: 9780262027632 LIBRIS-ID: 16785420
Engaged scholarship : a guide for organizational and social research
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007 - xii, 330 s.
ISBN: 9780199226306 LIBRIS-ID: 10495327
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Objectives
The objective of the course is to acquaint students with current research within, innovation and design as well as the broader contexts that this research interacts with and relates to. The student will also acquire the ability to formulate a research proposal.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student shall to be able to:
1. give an account of different foundations and characteristics of scientific theories and how these can be related to the interdisciplinary practice within the main field of study
2. elucidate the concepts of collaboration and co-production with the help of examples from concrete research projects as well as relevant theories
3. develop, plan and present a research project which includes qualitative, quantitative and co-productive methods
4. in interaction with different groups discuss and problematise the relevance and importance of the research area
5. independently search for, compile, critically review and analyse research on innovation and design with the aim of formulating a research approach
Course content
- Theory of science
- Current research in the main field of study
- Enhanced insights into current research projects within the main field of study
- Enhanced understanding of and contact with partners outside of the main field of study
- Enhanced knowledge of research methods
- Applications for research funding
Specific requirements
Research Methods in Innovation and Design 1, 7,5 hp.
In addition, Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 are required. For courses given in entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.
Examination
Written assignment (INL1), 3 credits, examines the learning outcomess 1, 2 and 4, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
PM(PM01), oral and written, 4,5 credits, examines the learning outcomes 3 and 5, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Study guideGrade
Three-grade scale
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with ITE412 Research methods in Innovation and Design 2 and ITE417 Research methods in Innovation and Design 2.