Research and development methods in information management (5cr)

Code: SA00EG51-3001

General information

Enrollment: 12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.09.2021 - 15.11.2021; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Information Technology

Campus: Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 40

Degree programmes: Tiedonhallinta ja sähköinen arkistointi (ylempi amk)

Teachers: Jari Kortelainen; Pia Paakkulainen

Teacher in charge: Jari Kortelainen

Groups: SAMI21KY
Information Management and Digital Archiving, master studies

Course: SA00EG51

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Research and development methods in information management SA00EG51-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Objective

You can plan research or development projects and know the appropriate research and development methods for developing information management. You can define the appropriate objectives for your research or development project and select suitable methods for data collection. You are familiar with research ethics and and can identify ethical questions of using data and information. You know both the style and techniques of academic writing in English.

Content

How can you write research or development plans? What are the instructions for research ethics? What are the style and techniques of academic writing?

Evaluation

Based on Xamk's assessment guidelines for students' competence a−g, students can
a) find, study, produce and critically assess multidisciplinary data in the field of information management and digital archiving.
b) solve demanding problems in research, development and innovation activities.
g) communicate proficiently and systematically in native language and in one foreign language.

Course material

To be settled at the course kick off.

Study forms and methods

You participate in lectures and exercises and study independently.

RDI and work-related cooperation

To be settled later on.

Timing of exams and assignments

To be settled later on.

Student workload

135 h.

Course part description

The course includes anEnglish parts of 1 ECTS credit unit part that aims at supporting studies in general. The English part involves updating knowhow and skills in reading texts in English and in mastering the general features of professional vocabulary. In addition, this part covers Xamk's instuctions for writing the master's thesis abstract and its proofreading process.

The English part is assessed on the scale pass / fail, and passing is required for a final course grade. The English part includes two online assignments to submit and one Teams session of 1 to 1.5 hours as part of another course's Teams session. There will be information on the deadlines of the online assignments in the beginning of the autumn term when the course Learn platform becomes available. All the text, sound and video materials of the English part are available through Learn.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria