Research-based developmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the basis of development work and you can apply research methods into the development process
You can apply research methods to find out developmental needs and tasks
You can evaluate development process and its outcome using document-based data
You can plan and implement goal-oriented development process

Content

How can theoretical and practical developmental needs be perceived in work life?
What kind of qualitative and statistical methods can be applied to the inquiry of developmental needs?
What are follow-up and documentation methods in development processes?
How can effectiveness of development processes be evaluated?

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Materials

No additional related studies

Accomplishment methods

a) You can find, study, produce and evaluate critically and apply adequate knowledge of research methods for development work
b) You can solve demanding problems in research and/or development work, which supports the task of development process