Courses Master Display 2021-2022
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| Course title | Entrepreneurship and Research Methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC4216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Jolien Huybrechts For more information: j.huybrechts@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
The goal of this course is to advance students’ knowledge on theories and processes in entrepreneurial and smaller businesses. Specific attention will be given to the different methodologies used within this research field. The course also aims to further develop the research skills of the students.
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| Description |
This course discusses theories and advanced research topics in the areas of entrepreneurship and small business management. The course reviews concepts such as effectuation, bricolage, resource dependency and further develops knowledge on specific types of entrepreneurial businesses (e.g., social entrepreneurship).
With regards to research methodology, both quantitative and qualitative research methods will be studied, and students will get the opportunity to do exercises on research techniques such as case study analysis, factor analysis and regression analysis. |
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| Prerequisites |
This course has been cancelled.
The following rule applies to students who started one of the following programmes/specialisations prior to academic year 2020/21 TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC4123): * Master Business Research - No specialisation (Note: only if you are taking "Entrepreneurship and SME Management" disciplinary courses!) * Master International Business - Entrepreneurship and SME Management You can EITHER do the exam/resit of EBC4216 OR replace the course EBC4216 with "Data Analytics (Entrepreneurship/Marketing/Organisation)" (EBC4265). |
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Papers / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Participation / Written Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations |
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