ME-633 Bibliometric literature analysis

The course is connected to the following study programs

• School of Business and Law, PhD programme

Prerequisites

PhD candidates. Applicants with relevant scientific background can be considered if the resources are available.

Course contents

This is a course designed for PhD students who wish to better understand their field of research and gaps in the literature. The course will teach you how to make a contribution to your field based on a bibliometric literature review. Students will be asked to read a variety of published bibliometric articles, review a bibliometric study in a refereed journal, and produce one of their own based on their research interests, to be discussed and approved by the professors. Published professors and editors will guide you through a publishable paper proposal and will help you position yourself as a scholar/researcher in your field.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course/programme, the candidate should be able to:

· Know the major literature review classifications and their expected outcomes

· Learn about key bibliometric analysis techniques (e.g. co-citation) and tools (e.g. bibliometrix package)

· Reveal the main streams of research and theories of their area of interest (construct, phenomenon, or theory) from bibliometric review

· Understand the key success factors of publishing a bibliometric literature review

· Identify research gaps and future research agenda from bibliometric analysis

· Write a research paper with a goal of submission to a refereed outlet

Examination requirements

Course paper to be submitted to an academic conference

Teaching methods

Teaching in the PhD program is discussion-based and requires students to listen to all lectures, attend class, do the interactive exercises before class, and deeply read all of the articles in advance of class. Students should identify the contribution of each paper, the methods, the strengths and weaknesses, the data, the conclusion and the ways in which the paper can be extended

Assessment methods and criteria

Course paper to be submitted to an academic conference