The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
6 cr
Competency aims
The aim for the course is for the student to:
understand research processes and to be able to formulate
research
questions and to conduct research of their own
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
* clearly formulate a meaningful question or questions at issue in
his/her own specific field
* search for and process information in his/her own field and
critically evaluate information.
* collect and process information from one specific phenomenon
or
organisation
* describe the context and environment for current projects by
applying field-typical
information
* outline a process description plan for his/her upcoming work
placement
Course contents
* Research - and development for cultural producers:
definitions and examples.
* The research process . From idea/hypothesis to documentation
of
a
research project.
* Methods of data collection
* Quantitative methods
* Qualitative research methods:
* secondary data and case studies.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
approved Internship
Previous course names
not relevant
Recommended or required reading
Bachelor thesis for evaluation
itslearnig
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 20 hours
- Practical exercises - 20 hours
- Individual studies - 60 hours
- Internet-based studies - 40 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 160 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 160 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the following
examinations:
1. Written examination
2. Precence 80 %.
3. internship plan
The examinations are considered equal grading the course.
Teacher
- Bäck Maria
- Träskman Tomas
Examiner
Bäck Maria
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
8 januari publiceras hemtentamen - inlämningsdag 11 januari
15 - 25 januari närstudie samt uppgifter.
Assessment methods
- 2013-01-11 - Exams
- 2013-01-25 - Reports and productions