Research and development skills (5 cr)
Code: MO00DS25-3109
General information
Enrollment
06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Timing
28.08.2023 - 17.11.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
25 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Marko Raitanen
- Sami Norrbacka
Teacher in charge
Marko Raitanen
Groups
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SOKT22SPSocial services, full-time studies
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?
Opiskelumateriaali
Esitellään opintojaksoalustalla.
Yksilölliset oppimisväylät
Lähiopetusta toteutusajan puitteissa. Korvaavien korkeakouluopintojen hyväksiluku on mahdollista ja sovittavissa tapauskohtaisesti opintojakson alkaessa.
TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö
Ei työelämän toimeksiantoa ja siitä kirjallista sitoumusta.
Tentit ja muut määräajat
Tehtävien/ tentin palauttamisen takarajoja on useita, määritetty opintojakson keston sisälle. Käydään tarkemmin läpi opintojakson alussa.
Opiskelijan työmäärä
5op = 135h opiskelijan työtä.
Toteutuksen osien kuvaus
Tiedonhankinta ja raportointi (1op): Tiedonhankinta ja tutkimustiedonhaku, raportointi, kirjallisuuskatsaus.
Tutkimisen ja kehittämisen perusteet (1op): Tutkimusetiikka, opinnäytetyön analyysi.
Kvalitatiivinen tutkimusote (1op): Haastatteluaineiston analyysi.
Kvantitatiivinen tutkimusote (1op): kysely, saatekirje, vertaiskommentointi ja tulosten raportointi.
Kehittäminen (1op): Aihepaperi ja opponointi.
Further information
marko.raitanen@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Koko Xamkille yhteinen osio (ensimmäiset 2op) tulee olla hyväksytysti suoritettuna ja kokonaisarvosana muodostuu koulutusalakohtaisen osion (seuraavat 3op) perusteella.