Course description for 2025/26
Research methods for Game Studies
MET1003
Course description for 2025/26
Research methods for Game Studies
MET1003
The course provides basic training in research methods and ethics relevant for games and entertainment technology.
The course provides students with fundamental training in scientific theory, methods, and ethics, emphasising their application within games and entertainment technology. It introduces techniques for collecting and analysing research data, serving as a foundational course for Game Lab 6 - Capstone Project, through developing a design science research project plan. Additionally, the course includes practical exercises that address research problems, formulation of research questions, theoretical frameworks, data collection and analysis, and academic writing.
Reserved for students in the bachelor program Games and Entertainment technology
90 ECTS of courses from 1st and 2nd study year of Games and Entertainment Technology
The candidate...
Knowledge
- knows the wording of research questions
- has knowledge about design science research and research methods
- knows research ethics
- knows project planning
- has knowledge about academic writing
Skills
- is able to analyze relevant research, assess source credibility and critically evaluate sources
- is able to formulate research questions
- is able to collect data
- is able to analyze data
- can evaluate research methods
- can plan a research project
- can write academic texts
- is able to present own work before an audience
General competence
- is able to analyze relevant research
- is aware of relevant ethical issues in research
- has a good overview of current research topics on games and entertainment technology
No tuition fees. Costs for semester registration and course literature apply.
Mandatory
Lectures, workshops, team work, tutoring and individual studies
Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.
Teaching activity
- Work Requirements - 4 assignments, approved / not approved
Exam
- Portfolio (Group of 2-3 persons or individual delivery), composed of work requirements that serve as a project plan for the Capstone project
The assignments must be approved in order to be graded in the course
Generating responses using ChatGPT or similar generative artificial intelligence and submitting them wholly or partially as your own work is considered plagiarism.
Course language
ENGELSK
Credits
10
Study location
Levanger
Teaching semesters
Autumn 2025
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
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