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| academic instructor | A.Jyrämä | ||||||||
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| graded or pass/fail examinations | E | E | E | ||||||
| term | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||
| terms | 3 |
| ECTS/total | 12.0 |
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Aim of the subject:
The course on academic writing and critical thinking focuses to build knowledge and capabilities for the students engaged in research, it builds students' understanding of academic work, literature, the ways to evaluate the quality of academic research, as well as skills and ways of doing academic research. In addition, it provides means to conduct and evaluate market-based research. Content: The module "Academic writing and critical thinking" consists of lectures, presentations, individual assignments and research, group work, and discussions, during which students gain knowledge and skills in doing and evaluating research and critical thinking. The course captures the following themes: Research seminar (doing my own thesis) Reading seminar (focus to understand the quality of academic text) Qualitative and Quantitative research methods (EBS) Market and public opinion research (EBS) Learning outcomes: Understand and apply various research methods; Use appropriate research methods to find, formulate and solve a practical or theoretical cultural management-related problem or issue; Conduct empirical research and analysis, both in academic and market study contexts. Review the results and formulate proposals for a given cultural management-related research problem or issue; Write about the methods, process, and analysis results of cultural management research in English Present and defend the thesis verbally in front of the committee. Assessment: Active participation and the timely presentation of all homework, both individual and group assignments. Exact forms and timelines are announced during the semester. The module (12 ECTS) can be considered fully completed only if each topic of the module is evaluated positively by the end of the module (3rd semester). Assessment criteria: Excellent (A) The student shows an excellent understanding of the theories and concepts of the module and its various impacts and can apply them to the context of his/her individual project. He/she provides excellent arguments and examples from practical experiences with applying theories and concepts. The student shows excellent skills in their argumentation and thinking. The student shows an excellent holistic understanding of the context of the module, the theories, and the practicalities. Very good (B) The student shows a good understanding of the theories and concepts in the module, and its' various impacts and can apply them to the context of his/her individual project. He/she provides good arguments and examples from practical experiences with applying theories and concepts. The student shows good skills in their argumentation and thinking. The student shows a good holistic understanding of the context of the module, the theories, and the practicalities. Good (C) The student shows an understanding of the theories and concepts of the module, and its various impacts, and the author can apply them to the context of his/her individual project. He/she provides some arguments and examples from practical experiences with applying theories and concepts. The student provides some of their argumentation and thinking. The student shows only a partial understanding of the context of the module, the theories, and the practicalities. Satisfactory (D) The student shows some understanding of the theories and concepts of the module, and various impacts and the author can partially apply them to the context of his/her individual project. He/she provides some arguments and examples from practical experiences with only limited linkages to relevant theories and concepts. The student shows some skills in argumentation and thinking. The student shows only a very partial understanding of the context of the module, the theories, and the practicalities. Sufficient (E) The student shows little understanding of the theories and concepts of the module, and its various impacts and they cannot well apply them to the context of his/her individual project. He/she provides a few arguments and examples from practical experiences without proper linkages to theories and concepts. The author shows little skills in their argumentation and thinking. The student shows a poor understanding of the context of the course, the theories, and the practicalities. Insufficient (0) The student shows no understanding of the theories and concepts of the module, and its various impacts and they cannot apply them to the context of his/her individual project. He/she provides no arguments and examples from practical experiences with linkages to theories and concepts. The author shows no skills in their argumentation and thinking. The student shows a very poor understanding of the context of the course, the theories, and the practicalities. Course reading material: Denzin, N. K and Lincoln, Y. S. (eds) (2017 /or other editions)Â Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2. edition, USA: Sage Publications, Inc Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Yin, R. (2009). Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 4th edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Malhotra, N. K., Birks, D. F., & Nunan, D. (2017). Marketing Research PDF eBook 5th edition (5th Edition). Pearson International Content. https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781292103150 Additional materials will be provided later. Author of course description: Annukka Jyrämä last changed: 2023-03-30 13:46:08 |