Course syllabus - Research Methods for Innovation and Design

Objectives

The objective of the course is to obtain knowledge in how to formulate and design a research project within innovation and design. An additional objective of the course is to give knowledge in for innovation and design essential qualitative methods. The aim for the students is to know how to decide and to use suitable methods in order to solve a design problem and to formulate innovative strategies.

Learning outcomes

After the course is fulfilled the students should:
- design a research project including objectives, research questions and description of actual methods, and motivate the research plan
- be able to realize smaller research oriented innovation and design studies in which problems are solved by scientific methods in a scientific way

Course content

The course is related to qualitative methods that are used in research that concerns innovation and design. That is ethnographic methods such as observations, interviews and analysis of empirical data. In addition the course will covers different processes for innovation and design with focus on development of products and services. The course will deal with the relation between theories a practice in research methods related to innovation and design.

Tuition

Lectures and seminars.

Specific requirements

At least 7,5 credit points Project Methodology for Innovation and Design and at least 7,5 credit points Quantitative Research Methods or similar. This can be achieved by "Project Methodology for Innovation and Design" 7,5 credit points and "Applied Quantitative Research Methods" 7,5 credit points.

Examination

Exercise (GRU1), 2.5 credits, marks Pass (G)
Exercise (INL1), 2.5 credits, marks Pass (G)
Participation (NÄR1), 2.5 credits, marks Pass (G) 

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Grade

Pass, Fail