Research Methods

Submitted by webmaster on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:48
Course No: 
194078
Course Type: 
SE
Term: 
2021W
Weekly Hours: 
2.0
Lecturer: 
Julia Neidhardt
Language: 
English
Objective: 
Content: 

Introduction to the interdisciplinary research field of business informatics

  • design-based methods
  • empirical-quantitative methods
  • empirical-qualitative methods
  • data-driven methods
  • formal-analytical methods

The lectures take place on 10 evenings (18:00 - 20:00) in October. The schedule is as follows:

Wed
06.10.2021
Live
18:00 - 18:30
Christian Huemer
Preliminary Presentation

Wed
06.10.2021
Live
18:30 - 20:30
Christian Huemer
Research Methods of Business Informatics

Thu
07.10.2021
Video + Q&A
18:00 - 20:00
Martin Kerndler
Research Methods of Economics

Mon
11.10.2021
Live
18:00 - 20:00
Julia Neidhardt
Design Science (I)

Wed
13.10.2021
Live
18:00 - 20:00
Julia Neidhardt
Design Science (II)

Thu
14.10.2021
Live
18:00 - 20:00
Andreas Rauber
Research Methods of Data Science

Mon
18.10.2021
Live
18:00 - 20:00
Marjo Rauhala
Research Ethics & Research Integrity(and Resources at TUW)

Wed
20.10.2021
Video + Q&A
18:00 - 20:00
Michael Filzmoser
Scientific Experiments

Thu
21.10.2021
Video + Q&A
18:00 - 20:00
Hilda Tellioglu
Qualitative Research Methods

Wed
27.10.2021
Live
18:00 - 20:00
Walter Schwaiger
Research Methods of Business Administration & Mangement

Thu
28.10.2021
Video + Q&A
18:00 - 20:00
Stefan Schulte
Systematic Literature Review

 

Information: 

All sessions of the course will be held on-line.
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194.078 is a mandatory course of the Master Business Informatics, but who should attend this course:

  • Students who have already started to work on their master thesis (and have not done this course  before)
  • Students who start to work on their master thesis during this winter term
  • Students who intend to work on their master thesis in the upcoming summer term (but who are about to fix a topic in November/December).

Who should NOT attend this course

  • Evidently, students who did already pass this course
  • Students who do not have a topic for their master thesis by this December.

Note, there will be a course on research methods each winter and each summer term.

Notes: 
Examination: 

<p>Short tests following the presentation of the methods.</p>
<p>Seminar paper on the use of research methods in the context of one's own master thesis.</p>

Recommendation: 

Topic of Master Thesis needs to be fixed until this December at the latest.