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
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is that students are able to prove basic knowledge in research methods and that they can apply basic research methods in their studies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to on a basic level
- know and understand basic terms, designs, collecting data and qualitative and quantitative research methods
- read, analyse and critically look into scientific articles, reports and essays
Course contents
The research process.
Quantitative and qualitative research designs.
Questionnaires, interviews and observations as data collection methods.
Statistics.
Content analysis.
Research ethics.
Critical review of scientific articles, reports and thesis.
Information retrieval.
Scientific writing.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Basic studies in emergency care
Recommended or required reading
Jakobsen, D.I.2007. Förståelse, beskrivning och förklaring - Introduktion till samhällsvetenskplig metod för hälsovård och socialt arbete. Studentlitteratur, Lund
Reference literatur:
- book on methodology of your own choice or
Backman, J. 1998. Rapporter och uppsatser. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
DePoy, E. 1999. Forskning: en introduktion. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Kvale, S. 1997. Den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Study activities
- Lectures - 45 hours
- Exercise based learning - 17 hours
- Individual studies - 71 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 71 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 62 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams
- Reports and productions
Teacher
- Roberts Christel
- Rosengren Åsa
- Stenbock-Hult Bettina
- Sved Ann-Christine
- Wallinvirta Eivor
- Wikström-Grotell Camilla
- Wärnå Carola
Examiner
Wallinvirta Eivor
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2009-05-31
Assessment methods
- 2009-09-29 - Exams
- 2009-10-30 - Reports and productions