Curricula

Objectives

You are able to use basic quantitative and qualitative data processing tools for collecting, presenting, and analysing data. You understands the basic concepts in quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The course will focus on practical examples including the use of SPSS and NVivo tools.

JAMK Competences:
1. Learning to learn-
You develop critical and analytical mindset that helps you to study and review existing knowledge in the light of relevant learning resources and learning methods; incentivizes you to acquire new knowledge; and develops your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in various contexts.
To achieve this competence, you will:
- learn to formulate relevant questions and seek information,
- review relevant theoretical, and empirical literature to comprehend diverse perspectives and evaluate, and interpret arguments and counter-arguments,
- understand new developments in your field of study and make informed decisions based thereon.
- acquire the researcher’s mindset to problematize, explore and understand real-life phenomena especially in the academic track system.

4. Ethics-
You benchmark and demonstrate ethical and responsible conduct according to the well-established principles, norms and best practices laid down by relevant national and international bodies and organisations.
To achieve this competence, you will:
- understand and apply the well-established principles of responsible conduct in research, and problem solving,
- adhere to the principles of equity, equality, and non-discrimination,
- take responsibility for your own actions and their consequences and reflect on them in accordance with the relevant ethical principles, norms, and practices,
- develop realization of diversity and accessibility in your actions.

IB Competence:
7. Responsible international business management-
You develop your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in an international environment to become responsible manager. You develop creative and insightful solutions to solve complex business problems both in the present and the future with explicit emphasis on local and international standards of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability and implications on various stakeholders.
To achieve this competence, you will:
- study developments in your discipline in the international learning milieu and understand various aspects of responsible business management including global business trends and competitive landscape.
- derive and interpret new evidence and compare them with the existing body of knowledge in the global context to draw useful inferences,
- critically assess the implications of actions and decision of the international organisations.
- understand the impact of the of the actions and decisions on the community, in general, and specific stakeholders, in particular.
- understand core aspects of people management in the international business environment.

Content

Quantitative Part - Data collection, survey method, organizing data, data presentation, descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis, discrete probability distributions, normal distribution, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, simple linear regression, multiple regression, variance analysis.

Qualitative Part - Basic qualitative research skills for novice including - ethics, traditional interviewing techniques, focus groups, ethnography, action research, unobtrusive measures, historiography, case study, how to manage collected qualitative data and disseminate findings.

Time and location

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS EXCLUSIVELY SUITED TO ONLINE DELIVERY. ALL TEACHING WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE. PLEASE, WAIT FOR THE INSTRUCTOR TO CONTACT YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Learning materials and recommended literature

Textbooks:
Quantitative Part:
Data Analysis with SPSS: A First Course in Applied Statistics (4th Edition) Stephen A. Sweet, Karen Grace-Martin, 2012
Qualitative Part:
The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (any edition will do)
Johnny Saldana - Arizona State University, USA

Recommended literature for those who would like to read wider:
Quantitative Part:
Berenson, Levine, and Krehbiel (2004). Basic Business Statistics: Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition.

Qualitative and Mixed Methods Part:
Cresswell (2003). Research Design, Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches
Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, 8/E, Bruce L. Berg, California State University, Long Beach, Howard Lune, Hunter College, 2012

Teaching methods

Lectures, coursework, workshops, virtual studies, individual assignments, group assignments.

Practical training and working life connections

Data Analysis skills might be useful íf the student will decide to analyze the data collected (primary data) or obtained (secondary data) during the internship or through working life connection for either internal report-ing or thesis-related research purpose.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The detailed and up-to-date information is available in the course work-space.
The exam is held online.
There is 1 retake possibility. Specific time and date are announced after the grading of the first attempt and are available in the course work-space.

International connections

The course is available for Double Degree students and Study Abroad students from JAMK's partner institutions around the world. The course includes a significant contribution from JAMK Adjunct International Fac-ulty

Alternative completion methods

In general, as Data Analysis in Business Management course forms an integral part of the JAMK IB thesis track system and belongs to the critical path of the thesis process, there is no alternative way to complete the module other than through this implementation. Recognition of prior learning can be granted only in exceptional circumstances, and it is at the lecturer's discretion to approve such arrangements. In practice, no recog-nition of prior learning has been issued to date by the lecturer in charge of this course.
More precise info about recognition of prior learning can be found at: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.

Student workload

The primary mode of delivery is a combination of in-class activities on campus and on-line lectures. The lectures will be recorded to support opportunities for 24/7 learning. The in-class activities deepen the learn-ing in the forms of tutorials, individual and group work, reflection and guidance.

Detailed and up-to-date information is available in the course workspace.
Lectures 60 h, virtual study 30 h, assignments 40 h, independent study 25 h

Content scheduling

The detailed and up-to-date information are available in the course workspace.
Weekly lectures, workshops, and assignments.
In the Fall semester the course ends the latest in the third week of De-cember.
In the Spring semester the course ends the latest at the end of May.
More details to be announced during the course.

Further information for students

Detailed and up-to-date information is available in the course workspace.
The assessment method for this course is designed with specific criteria crafted for each assignment/project and the overarching learning objec-tives. Peer evaluation is integrated into the learning process through in-teractive workshops. Detail and specific information regarding assess-ment can be accessed within the dedicated course workspace.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Course assessment is based on written reports, presentations, and projects

How learning will be assessed:
The general criteria of the competences of the Bachelor's Degrees awarded by Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences.
The learning outcomes of individual courses are assessed in relation to the objectives of the course concerned. Assessment is based on knowledge, skills and competence in accordance with the National and European Qualifications Framework, level 6.

You will get a grade of ‘one' or 'two' if you are able to demonstrate a basic level of evidence in the following competences:
Learning to learn
Responsible international business management
Ethics

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Course assessment is based on written reports, presentations, and projects

You will get a grade of ‘three' of 'four' if you are able to demonstrate a good level of evidence in the following competences:
Learning to learn
Responsible international business management
Ethics

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Course assessment is based on written reports, presentations, and projects

You will get a grade of ‘five’ if you are able to demonstrate an excellent level of evidence in the following competences:
Learning to learn
Responsible international business management
Ethics

Prerequisites

No prerequisites