Program Overview

Course Overview

The course entitled "Entrepreneurship: Research Field and Methods" is offered at the doctoral degree level. It aims to provide advanced insights into entrepreneurship as a scholarly field of research, focusing on cognitive and social characteristics, as well as methodological considerations in entrepreneurship research.

Course Details

• Course Code: IŘ8903
• Credits: 4
• Level: Doctoral degree level
• Language of Instruction: English
• Location: Trondheim

About the Course

Course Content

The course is divided into three parts:

1. The first part discusses entrepreneurship as a research field, including its history, definitions, and comparisons with related fields like innovation studies.
2. The second part focuses on methodological considerations in entrepreneurship research, such as formulating research questions, conducting literature reviews, and quantitative and qualitative studies.
3. The third part is devoted to PhD students' reflection on entrepreneurship as a scholarly field and their use of methodology in research.

Learning Outcome

• Provide insight into entrepreneurship as a scholarly field.
• Offer knowledge about the cognitive and social development of entrepreneurship.
• Give an overview of methodological concerns in entrepreneurship research.
• Provide knowledge about qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Enable PhD students to reflect on and position their research within the field of entrepreneurship.

Learning Methods and Activities

The course is organized into three meetings, each lasting three days, and includes lectures, seminars, and presentations by PhD students.

Recommended and Required Previous Knowledge

• Recommended: Tailor-made for PhD students within the field of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education.
• Required: PhD students in early stages of their PhD process in Entrepreneurship, holding a Master's degree in Entrepreneurship or equivalent.

Course Materials

Scientific articles and selected literature are used as course materials.

Subject Areas

• Strategy and Management
  • Organization and Leadership
  • Product development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Industrial Economics and Technology Management
  • Entrepreneurship

Examination

The examination details are part of the broader NTNU examination policies, which can be found on the university's website.