Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyöLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You adopt an analytical, critical, research-oriented and reflective approach in R&D.You can carry out the different parts of an R&D project: the choice of topic, planning, information retrieval and constructing a conceptual basis, appropriate use of sources, implementation, written and oral reporting, evaluation, publishing.You are familiar with different R&D methods in qualitative, quantitative and processual research and you can choose and implement one of these in your own study.You practice to evaluate the reliability and ethicality of a study.

Content

What is the research and development process like? What phases does it comprise? How do you write a research report? How do you cite sources? What do research ethics and the reliability of an R&D process mean?Which are statistical concepts? What kind of statistical IT-tools are used? How do you acquire data and analyse it?What kind of qualitative approaches are there? Which are the most common field-specific qualitative methods? How to apply them (e.g. some of the following: case study, observation, content analysis, theme interview, picture analysis, future research)?What kind of processual approaches are there? Which are the most common field-specific processual methods (e.g. some of the following: cycle model of action research and other user-oriented/participatory methods)?

Assessment criteria, good (3)

LEVEL 1, entry-level know-how and skills Students can a. use professional vocabulary and concepts and show their information-based know-how. b. use the basic techniques of searching information in specific situations. c. carry out individual tasks. d. take customers, users and target groups into consideration. e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field under guidance. f. work as team members. g. observe the ethical principles of the professional field in their actions. Pass/Fail