Universität Wien

040046 UE Experimental Methods I (MA) (2022S)

Laboratory Experiments

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Digital
  • Thursday 03.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 08.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Digital
  • Thursday 10.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 15.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Digital
  • Thursday 17.03. 08:00 - 11:15 Digital
  • Thursday 28.04. 08:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 10.05. 08:15 - 11:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

How can we use experiments to learn more about organizations?
This course covers the various forms of experiments in strategy and organizational research. It provides an overview of the process of creating a research design.
A major aspect is the comparison of the different approaches to laboratory experiments in different fields. First, we discuss the experimental methods on a theoretical and practical level. We use well-known experiments as examples of advantages and limitations of the experimental methods. As the main topic, we will focus on recent experiments in strategy and organizational design. Students will participate by reading and presenting articles about interesting experiments. As the main project, students will determine their own research questions, review the corresponding literature and devise a proposal for a possible experiment.

Please be aware that student papers will be checked for plagiarism with the software TURNITIN. Students who plagiarize will fail this course.

Please refer to www.strategy.univie.ac.at for general information on our courses.

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance is absolutely mandatory during the entire first session of this course!

15% - Experiments presentation
20% - Hand-in assignments
20% - Paper-idea presentation
45% - Final Paper

Please note that TURNITIN will be used in order to test all written coursework (e.g. assignments, final papers) for possible plagiarism.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Missing the first session without prior written notice to the lecturer (at least 24 hours before the start of the session) providing a relevant reason/proof (e.g. doctor’s notice in case of illness) will result in deregistration from the course. In such cases the missing student’s place will be given to the person next in line on the waiting list (if this person is present in the first session).

In general, students are allowed to miss up to 10% (2.5 hours) of scheduled classes without any consequences. Any further absence has to be documented with a doctor's notice. Exceeding this limit, however, will result in failing the class.

1. Understanding, evaluating, and classifying experiments
2. Using (formal) models to design experiments
3. Analyzing organization from a designer's perspective
4. Learning how experiments are used (for research) in strategy and organizational studies

The grading scheme will look as follows:
5 – [0%;50%)
4 – [50%;62.5%)
3 – [62.5%;75%)
2 – [75%;87.5%)
1 – [87.5%;100%]

Examination topics

Lectures
In-class Experiments (simple examples)
Discussions
Student Presentations

Reading list

TBA in class

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:26