DP00AI26 Scenario planning as a futures research method (3 cr)
Cooperation network course
Network: National doctoral courses
Available for: Doctoral studies
This course is offered through the Network for Doctoral Studies. These studies are available for doctoral degree students studying in the University of Jyväskylä.
Description
The course includes: (I) Introduction to time and futures; (II) Black swans and realities; (III) Scenario approaches and methodologies; (IV) Scenario workshop and presentations; (V) Scenario planning as a qualitative research method: (VI) Concluding remarks and key learnings.
Learning outcomes
This is a generic doctoral training course. It aims to acquaint PhD students with futures research, contextualizing, and theory building in management and management-related research. We start from the premise that it is critical for a doctoral researcher to understand emergence and contextual realities via applying futures-oriented approaches early in their doctoral studies. By the end of the course, the doctoral researchers will have gained skills and knowledge on (a) the role of contextualizing emergence and interpreting and acting on foresight-based knowledge, and (b) analyzing and providing scientific data and results based on futures-oriented methods.
Upon completion of the course, the doctoral researchers will
* be familiar with the basics of futures-oriented research and foresight
* know the basic scenario approaches used in research, strategy, and policy settings
* know the basic scenario methodologies and know how to apply, interpret and legitimate scenario methodologies in research
* be able to generate, apply, evaluate, and assess different types of scenarios in various contexts and related to strategies and policies
* be able to plan, facilitate, interpret and develop futures-oriented research methodologies
Description of prerequisites
The course has no formal prerequisites or co-requisites, making it accessible to students from diverse academic backgrounds.