Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, studentsadopt an analytical, critical, research-oriented and reflective approach in R&Dcan carry out the different parts of an R&D project:choice of topic, planning, information retrieval and constructing a conceptual basis, appropriate use of sources, implementation, written and oral reporting, evaluation, publishingare familiar with different R&D methods in qualitative, quantitative and processual research and can choose and implement one of these in their own studypractices evaluating the reliability and ethicality of a study

Content

Bachelor’s Thesis process and its parts, writing and citing sources, research ethics and the reliability of an R&D process.Statistical concepts and introduction to statistical IT-tools. Data acquisition and analysis.Qualitative approach and introduction to the most common field-specific qualitative methods (e.g. some of the following: case study, observation, content analysis, theme interview, picture analysis, future research)Processual approach and introduction to the most common field-specific processual methods (e.g. some of the following: cycle model of action research and other user-oriented/participatory methods)

Location and time

It is possible to enter in the course in accelerated timetable. Must agreed with teacher.

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Instructions are in the Moodle. Contact teatching n times x 3 h.
Report 1 cr, 27 h
Research a. qualitative, 1 cr, 27 h
Research b. quantitative, 1 cr, 27 h
Develop a. prosessual, 1 cr, 27 h
Develop b. RDI-report, 1 cr,, 27 h

Blended track:
It is possible to enter in the course in accelerated timetable. Must agreed with teacher.