The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Hagel 2001 - 2004 - Senior citizens in the society, specific topics

Level/category

Extension studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

1 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to introduce different qualitative and quantitative methods for research with stress upon methods used for empirical developmental work.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to be able
to ;
- find and formulate a meaningful topic/question for his/her thesis work and present the thesis idea
- choose an appropriate method for his/her thesis work
- apply the method in his/her thesis work

Course contents

Qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Working with texts and documents. Field studies, methods for gathering data and analysing it. Action research, innovative research, case-studies and critical incident.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Basics in research methods, descriptive statistics

Recommended or required reading

Bowling, A. 1998. Research Methods in Health. Investigating Health and Health Services. Trowbridge : Redwood Books ISBN 0-335-19885-6 (Chosen parts)

Study activities

  • Lectures - 16 hours
  • Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 8 hours
  • Individual studies - 16 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 40 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 16 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 24 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

Reports and productions

Examiner

Lejonqvist Gun-Britt

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Assessment methods

2006-12-18 - Reports and productions

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