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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
7.5 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
23 February 2026 - 29 March 2026
Course code: OL652E
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The aim of the course is to develop knowledge and understanding about social science research methodology, and methods in a multidisciplinary context. It provides advanced skills for designing, performing, evaluating and reporting a research project in the context of organisation and leadership. The course highlights critical thinking and ethical approaches in research and provides knowledge, understanding and skills about different qualitative and quantitative methods and strategies for research design and data analyses.
The course includes the following content areas:
- Identifying a research problem within the context of leadership, organisation and sustainability
- Designing, performing, evaluating and reporting a social science research project
- Qualitative and quantitative methods and strategies for research design and data analyses in the context of leadership, organisation and sustainability
- Ethics in social science research
Entry requirements
Bachelor´s degree, consisting of 180 credits. English 6 in Swedish secondary school.
Course literature
Course evaluation
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