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Research and development skills (5 cr)

Code: MO00DS25-3041

General information


Enrollment
08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
17.01.2022 - 31.07.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
Kati Vapalahti
Malla Koivupiha
Teacher in charge
Kati Vapalahti
Groups
SOMI21KM
Social Services, part-time studies
Course
MO00DS25
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Objective

Common learning outcomes (as implemented in degree programmes) 2 ECTS credits:

You know the general stages in a research and development process.
You are able to search for information in the key information environments of your own field.
You are able to read, critically evaluate and utilize the literature and research publications of your own field.
You are familiar with and able to apply the principles of research ethics and reliability.
You are able to compose a literature review based on the materials published in your field of study and your own bachelor’s thesis following the principles of scientific communication.

Degree programme specific learning outcomes for research and development methods, 3 ECTS credits

You are familiar with the current research subjects and development needs of your own field.
You are familiar with and able to apply the key development approaches and/or research methods and ethical principles of your own field.
You are able to report on a research or development process following the principles of professional and scientific communication.

Content

Content of common learning outcomes, 2 ECTS credits:

What are the phases into which a research and development process can be divided?
How do you find, read and critically evaluate the research data of your own field?
How do you write a literature review that utilizes reliable research data and is linked to your own field and bachelor’s thesis following the principles of ethical scientific communication?

Degree programme specific content, 3 ECTS credits

What are the key research subjects and development needs in your own field?
What are the development approaches and/or research methods in your own field and how do you apply them in practice based on the development needs of your own field?
How do you report a research or development process following the principles of ethical professional and scientific communication in your own field?

Course material

Opintojaksolla kerrottava materiaali.

Study forms and methods

Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Opintojakson suoritukseen kuuluu XAMKin yhteinen verkkototeutus (2 op) ja sosiaalialan alakohtainen toteutus (3 op), joka voidaan suorittaa joko osallistumalla kontaktiopetukseen ja tekemällä tehtävät tai kuuntelemalla luennot ja tekemällä tehtävät itsenäisesti.

Integroitu oppimisväylä:
Opintojakson sisällöt voi soveltaa omaan opinnäytetyöhön.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Tki-yhteys omaan opinnäytetyöhön ja opinnäytetyön kautta työelämäyhteys.

Student workload

135 työtuntia

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Arviointi 1-5/täyd.
Arvioitava menetelmätehtävä, jonka voi halutessaan liittää opinnäytetyöhön.
Osaat
- käyttää asiantuntevasti tutkimus- ja kehittämistoiminnan ammattikäsitteitä
- arvioida käyttämiäsi tietolähteitä kriittisesti
- valita tarkoituksenmukaiset mallit, menetelmä ja tekniikat ja perustella valintaasi
- soveltaa kriittisesti tutkimuseettisiä periaatteita

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