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Course syllabus - Research Methods in Innovation and Design 1
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ITE429
Valid from
Autumn semester 2022
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Innovation and Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2022-01-24
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
The craft of research
Fourth edition. : Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 - xvi, 316 sidor
ISBN: 9780226239736 LIBRIS-ID: 19758041
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
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
Conducting Design Research in and for a complex World
Abingdon and New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015
URL: Link
Design research : synergies from interdisciplinary perspectives
London : Routledge, 2012. - xviii, 218 p.
ISBN: 041553416x LIBRIS-ID: 13542538
The Routledge companion to design research
New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015 - xvi, 522 pages
ISBN: 9780415706070 LIBRIS-ID: 19789587
Articles
"Modeling the Role of Sketching in Design Idea Generation" I Chakrabarti, A., et al (2014) An Anthology of Theories and Models of Design Philosophy, Approaches and Empirical Explorations.
London: Springer, 2014
Encouraging and enabling action research in innovation management
R & D management, 50(3), p.380-395, 2020
Web Addresses
Reference Literature
Generating research questions through problematization
The Academy of Management Review, 2011
Knowledge Creation through Interactive Research: A Learning Perspective
Political Science, 2008
The action research dissertation : a guide for students and faculty
2. ed. : Los Angeles : SAGE, 2014 - xix, 189 pages
ISBN: 9781483333106 LIBRIS-ID: 17072804
The new production of knowledge : the dynamics of science and research in contemporary societies
London : SAGE, 1994 - 1 online resource (ix, 179 p.)
ISBN: 9781446221853 LIBRIS-ID: 14594724
The logic and integration of coproductive research approaches
Int J Managing Projects in Bus, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 1335, 2021
How to succeed with Co-production : Experiences from industrial researchers
1 : Eskilstuna : Mälardalen University, 2018 - 34
URL: Link
Engaged scholarship : a guide for organizational and social research
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007 - xii, 330 s.
ISBN: 9780199226306 LIBRIS-ID: 10495327
URL: Link
Innovation design : creating value for people, organizations and society
London : Springer, [2013] - xii, 196 p.
ISBN: 9781447162087 LIBRIS-ID: 19728456
Other Materials
Additional short texts can be introduced during the course.
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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
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
Conducting Design Research in and for a complex World
Abingdon and New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015
URL: Link
Design research : synergies from interdisciplinary perspectives
London : Routledge, 2012. - xviii, 218 p.
ISBN: 041553416x LIBRIS-ID: 13542538
Engaged scholarship : a guide for organizational and social research
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007 - xii, 330 s.
ISBN: 9780199226306 LIBRIS-ID: 10495327
URL: Link
The Routledge companion to design research
New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015 - xvi, 522 pages
ISBN: 9780415706070 LIBRIS-ID: 19789587
Articles
Generating research questions through problematization
The Academy of Management Review, 2011
Knowledge Creation through Interactive Research: A Learning Perspective
Political Science, 2008
"Modeling the Role of Sketching in Design Idea Generation" I Chakrabarti, A., et al (2014) An Anthology of Theories and Models of Design Philosophy, Approaches and Empirical Explorations.
London: Springer, 2014
Encouraging and enabling action research in innovation management
R & D management, 50(3), p.380-395, 2020
The logic and integration of coproductive research approaches
Int J Managing Projects in Bus, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 1335, 2021
How to succeed with Co-production : Experiences from industrial researchers
1 : Eskilstuna : Mälardalen University, 2018 - 34
URL: Link
Web Addresses
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
The new production of knowledge : the dynamics of science and research in contemporary societies
London : SAGE, 1994 - 1 online resource (ix, 179 p.)
ISBN: 9781446221853 LIBRIS-ID: 14594724
Other Materials
Additional short texts can be introduced during the course.
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Objectives
The objective of the course is for students to acquire scientific theory and practical knowledge pertinent to knowledge-generation in innovation and design.
Learning outcomes
After completed the course, the students should be able to:
1. formulate problems and research questions relevant for innovation and design
2. describe and analyze different research methods in relation to scientific theory
3. discuss and evaluate research methods in innovation and design, including methods for analyzing data
4. conduct a method testing and an analyzing, and presentation of results
Course content
- Relationships between practical and research problems
- Scientific Theory
- Research processes, including in coproduction
- Qualitative and quantitative methods
- Methods analysis of data
- Visualizations of processes and thinking
Specific requirements
A completed Bachelor´s Degree, equivalent to 140 credits.
In addition, Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.
Examination
Written assignment (INL1), 4,5 credits, examines learning outcomes 1-2, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
PM (PM01), 3 credits, examines learning outcomes 3-4, 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.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with ITE411 Research Methods in Innovation and Design 1, ITE418 Research Methods in Innovation and Design 1 and with ITE427 Research Methods in Innovation and Design 1.