Introduction
Please note that this is a preliminary course description. The final version will be published in June 2026.
The purpose of this course is threefold. First, to provide students with knowledge and skills that enable them to conduct high quality research in their thesis projects. Second, to guide students towards becoming critical readers and users of organizational psychology research. Third, in their future professional careers to design and carry out applied research projects for organizations. The course has an applied focus, where students are initially given a general introduction to research methodology covering issues in both quantitative and qualitative methodology, research ethics, and learn to search and critically examine sources for scientific knowledge. The course includes an applied introduction to the most important statistical techniques for leadership and organizational psychology students. Students are given hands-on experience by working with data, using descriptive statistics to motivate models, and using models to turn data into actionable knowledge.