Completing the course will give the students the following learning outcome, sectioned into knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The Student

• has an advanced understanding for the collection and recording of data and/or for literature and document research

• has advanced knowledge of theoretical perspectives relevant for the master thesis

• has an advanced knowledge of key issues related to a chosen research method, and understand the practical implications of this method

• has acquired deep understanding of how to apply qualitative and/or quantitative research methodology in order to be able to write a master thesis

Skills:

The Student

• can carry out an academic literature review

• has a thorough understanding of how to combine different theoretical approaches in an independent research project

• has achieved practical competence in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods and tools and/or in literature and document research

• For text studies: has achieved experience in carrying out an independent theoretical data collection and analysis related to a selected topic

• For empirical studies: has the ability to carry out data collection related to a selected topic

General

The Student

• can execute academic data collection for research projects

• has advanced knowledge on ethical norms and guidelines in qualitative and/or quantitative research practice

• has advanced knowledge related to choosing a relevant theoretical approach towards writing a master thesis

Emnebeskrivelse

Research Seminar