Gain a solid foundation in core research methodologies, including causal inference, philosophy of science, and econometrics.
Below, you can learn more about the courses in this area:
ECTs 5 Starting month November
This course covers key qualitative research topics over four consecutive weeks. It begins with the comparison between qualitative and quantitative approaches and explores measurement in qualitative contexts.
Subsequent weeks focus on data collection and analysis methods, ethnography, grounded theory, case studies, and content and discourse analysis.
ECTs 5 Starting month January
This seminar will prepare you for formulating and executing your own quantitative research studies. The course content is arranged in the chronological order of conducting a quantitative study, beginning with developing research questions up to the analysis stage. General topics include the scientific process and perspectives, creating and evaluating research questions, conducting literature reviews, writing testable hypotheses, concept measurement (operationalization, validation, reliability), sampling, statistical power and conclusional validity, research design (experiments, quasi-experiments, non-experiments) and internal validity, causal inference, endogeneity, and data collection methods.
ECTs 5 Starting month February
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to design-based causal inference, focusing on methods to identify the causal impact of interventions or changes. Key topics include counterfactual reasoning, potential outcomes, and techniques such as experiments, matching, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, and difference-in-differences.
Through practical Stata exercises, students will gain the skills to critically evaluate existing research and design their own causal studies.
ECTs 5 Starting month March
This course introduces the application of econometric techniques to business and management problems. It emphasizes the use of linear regression with non-experimental data, covering topics such as estimation, hypothesis testing, and model specification.
Students will engage with practical examples and complete a small empirical research project.
ECTs 5 Starting month April
This course examines fundamental questions in the philosophy of science, using examples from management science to explore topics such as scientific demarcation, causality, explanation, and model success. It introduces key philosophical concepts like induction, paradigms, and objectivity, and encourages critical discussion through lectures and seminars.
Students will learn to evaluate management science approaches through a philosophical lens.