Tutkimuksellinen kehittämistyö (7 op)

Tavoitteet

You are able to identify developmental needs and draw up a plan for a development process.
You are able to apply a research-based approach and justified methods in development and data gathering.
You are able to evaluate the effectiveness of development work, and report and present the results.

You are capable of designing and implementing high-quality products either for print or digital distribution.
In addition to principles of graphic design and content production, you are able to use the software needed for the graphic and page layout publication production

Sisältö

How can you identify developmental needs and define objectives for development work?
What are the stages of a development process and how to draw up a plan?
How to implement a research-based approach?
What are the essential quantitative, qualitative and practice-based methods?
How to report and present results?
How to evaluate the effectiveness of development work?

How to design and implement high-quality content and technically appropriate products?
How to implement publications using graphics, image processing and page layout software?

Arviointi

b. You can evaluate information sources critically.
c. You can identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
e. You can choose appropriate methods according to the purpose and justify these choices.

Opiskelumateriaali

Tracy, S. J. 2013. Qualitative research methods: Collecting evidence, crafting analysis, communicating impact. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available also as a eBook.

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