Level/category

General studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

10 cr

Competency aims

You understand the meaning of the concept of
knowledge, different forms of knowledge and
different traditions for knowledge building.
You understand the relationship between the
perspectives of knowledge in different
disciplines
or interdisciplinary areas
You have basic knowledge of the research
process
and of various research methods, especially
about
methods that have particular relevance to the
own
profession.You can apply scientific literature
in
your own work, as well as reference material in
your own knowledge development.You have
developed
your knowhow and can participate in work-
related
projects and thereby contribute to knowledge
development.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is
expected
to on a basic level:

You read, understand and are able to critically
review scientific literature.
You can assign forms of knowledge to different
types of thesis.
You can search, manage, and critically evaluate
academic articles and research in your own
professional field.
You know and understand the basic concepts
relating to quantitative and qualitative data,
as
well as how and when they can be used.
You know and understand the concept design,
data
collection and analysis methods that generate
both
quantitative and/or qualitative data, and their
relevance in the field of research and
development
of working life within your own profession.
You can apply relevant methods in your own
thesis.
You have mastered the basics of collecting
quantitative data, you can use of a statistics
program for data analysis and you have mastered
the grounds for interpreting results and
reporting
findings in the form of descriptive statistics.
You can apply suitable collection and analysis
methods for qualitative data, and account for
results.
You have developed an exploratory approach in
order to be able to contribute to knowledge
development in your professional field.
You can report and critically argue in writing
and
you have mastered the techniques reference
citations.
You can apply principles of professional and
research ethics in your studies.

Course contents

The process of research
Theory of knowledge
Literary survey
Design within quantitative and qualitative
research
Survey, interview and observation studies
Systematical litterature study
The ethical view of research
Information retrieval
Critical examinaming of scientific articles
Descriptive statistics, normal distribution
Crosstabulation
Correlations, T-test

Additional information

Cumpolsory tutorials and trainings.

Recommended or required reading

- Backman, J. 2008. Rapporter och uppsatser.
Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- Björklund, M. & Paulsson, U. 2014. Academic
papers
and theses: - to write and present and to act
as
an
opponent.
- Brinkmann, S. & Kvale, S. 2009. Den
kvalitativa
forskningsintervjun. Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- DePoy, E. 1999. Forskning: en introduktion.
Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- Ejlertsson, G. 2014. Enkäten i praktiken: En
handbok i enkätmetodik, Studentlitteratur,
Lund.
- Flick, U. 2011. Introducing Research
Methodology. A
Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project.
USA,
SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Forsberg, Ch. & Wengström, Y. 2013. Att göra
systematiska litteraturstudier. Natur och
Kultur,
Stockholm.
- Granskär, M. & Höglund-Nielsen, B. 2008.
Tillämpad
kvalitativ forskning inom hälso- och
sjukvården.
Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- Jakobsen, D.I. 2011. Förståelse, beskrivning
och
förklaring - Introduktion till
samhällsvetenskaplig
metod för hälsovård och socialt arbete.
Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- Jansson, R. 2013. English for scientific
research.
A practical guide to good science writing.
Studentlitteratur, Lund.
- Ojasalo, K., Moilanen, T. & Ritalahti, J.
Kehittämistyön menetelmät – Uudenlaista
osaamista
liiketoimintaan. Sanoma Pro Oy, Helsinki.
- Patel, R. & Davidson, B. 2015.
Forskningsmetodikens
grunder: att planera, genomföra och rapportera
en
undersökning.
- Paulsson, U. 2011. Uppsatser och rapporter:
med
eller utan uppdragsgivare. Studentlitteratur,
Lund.
- Toikko, T. & Rantanen, T. 2009.
Tutkimuksellinen
kehittämistoiminta. Tampere University,
Tampere.
- Tuomi, J. & Sarajärvi, A. 2009. Laadullinen
tutkimus ja sisällönanalyysi. Tammi, Helsinki.
- Vilkka, H. & Airaksinen, T. 2004.
Toiminnallisen
opinnäytetyön ohjaajan käsikirja. Tammi,
Helsinki.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 60 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 60 hours
  • Small-group work - 40 hours
  • Individual studies - 60 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 50 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 270 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

Teacher

  • Arell-Sundberg Marina
  • Arola Annikki
  • Brantberg Bettina
  • Cederberg Arla
  • Forss Mia
  • Kiukas Carina
  • Peri Heidi
  • Rosengren Åsa
  • Sigfrids Ingmar
  • Söderström Eivor
  • Werner Tove

Examiner

Sigfrids Ingmar

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Assessment methods

  • 2018-10-17 - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Other assignments

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