Perspectives on Science and Research 2022H

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Welcome to the PhD course Perspectives on Science and Research!

In this course, we will discuss some of the basic tenets of research in social science and how research is conducted in management studies. Some of you may have taken courses in philosophy and science and research methods before, and to some of you this is new stuff. You are all equally welcome to the course and I hope that you will find it stimulating, as many of the questions/issues we will discuss are “eternal” ones, where approaches, perspectives and theories can be debated forever. The aim of the course is not that you should become experts in philosophy of science, but to raise your awareness and curiosity regarding some features of science and the system in which we conduct our research in.

The course is designed in nine days. Each day is designed to be as interactive as possible and should be viewed as opportunities for learning, discussing and debating ideas. To each day there is a set of assigned readings. I expect everyone to attend all days in the course. However, course participants are allowed to miss out on two days the most in order to be eligible to pass the course. I you miss a day, I will give you a small extra assignment to be handed in to me.

We will meet soon, and get to know each other better. I am no expert of philosophy of science (although I have a keen interest). I look forward to discuss what constitutes research and scientific knowledge with you during the upcoming month and to learn more!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Good luck with your reading and see you soon!

Fredrik

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