725A44 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Informatik
Qualitative Research in IT and Management
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
passed the latest regular sitting
REFL · 5 Nov 2025 · 53 students
100%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
REFL · 164 students
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
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REFL Scientific reflections
- VG
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 164 students
- 100%53
- 100%53
- 100%58
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get VG: 45% (164 students)
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Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
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INDU Qualitative research
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 111 students
- 100%53
- 100%58
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No sittings with at least 5 students.
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PLA1 Research plan
- VG
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 106 students
- 100%51
- 100%55
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get VG: 46% (106 students)
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Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
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PM02 Personal reflection
- VG
- G
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100% passed · 60 students
- 100%25
- 100%35
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get VG: 42% (60 students)
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PM01 Qualitative research
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 59 students
- 100%25
- 100%34
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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GRUU Qualitative analysis
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 54 students
- 100%54
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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PLA2 Research plan
- VG
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 49 students
- 100%49
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get VG: 63% (49 students)
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PLAN Thesis proposal
- VG
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 34 students
- 100%16
- 100%18
Later rounds
100% passed · 13 students
- 100%13
- Pass a later round: 100% (13 students), compared with 100% (34 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get VG: 26% (47 students)
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About the course
Aim
On completion of the course, the student should be able to: - describe, assess and reflect on how knowledge is developed in informatics with specific focus on a qualitative research tradition in the field of IT and management. - describe, apply and discuss different qualitative perspectives, approaches, methods and technologies within the subject of informatics, in order to develop knowledge of IT and management in context. - critically review, problematise, present professionally and take a position on, within the subject of informatics, occurring movements, central phenomena and core concepts. - critically review and reflect on the different roles of theories in development of knowledge in a qualitative research tradition in the field of IT and management. - understand and describe various types of knowledge; for example, describing, evaluating and normative knowledge and its relevance and rigour. - understand and apply within the subject selected approaches for development of well-established knowledge, such as preparation for planning and implementation of scholarly work.
Content
The main contents of the course is focused on preparing for a future one or two year master's dissertation and the future profession. The following contents are used to reach the expected learning outcomes above: - Qualitative research within the field of informatics with specific focus on the IT and management field - A deepening view of the field of informatics - Qualitative research in a context of other approaches for knowledge development - Perspectives, approaches, methods and technologies for systematic providing of knowledge within the subject, based on a qualitative research tradition - Different roles that theory can take in planning and implementation of knowledge development of IT and management - Different types of knowledge, their differences and similarities and quality criteria for well-established knowledge - Approaches to professionally publish, orally present, criticise and defend knowledge contributions - Plans and design of knowledge development - Information retrieval, source evaluation and reference management
- Examiner
- Maria Booth
- Main field of study
- Informatik