The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Occupational therapy 2008 - Research and development in occupational therapy
- Occupational therapy 2009 - Research and development in occupational therapy
- Occupational therapy 2010 - Research, development and innovation in occupational therapy
- Occupational therapy 2011 - Research and development in occupational therapy
- Occupational therapy 2012 - Research, development and innovation in occupational therapy
- Occupational therapy 2013 - Research, development and innovation in occupational therapy
Level/category
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
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
Research process
Theory of science
Systematic Literature review
Designs in qualitative and quantitative research
Standardized methods in health and welfare
Content analyze
Ethics
Information Retrieval
Critical review of articles
Statistics: normal distribution, confidence
intervals, cross-table analysis, correlation
analysis, correlation coefficient, T-test
Prerequisites and co-requisites
90 ECTS credits completed
Previous course names
Methods and Epistemology
Additional information
Compulsory presence at group work sessions.
Recommended or required reading
Jakobsen, D.I. 2007. Förståelse, beskrivning och
förklaring - Introduktion till
samhällsvetensakplig metod för hälsovård och
socialt arbete. Studentlitteratur, Lund
Referenslitteratur:
Backman, J. 1998. Rapporter och uppsatser. Lund:
Studentlitteratur.
DePoy, E. 1999. Forskning: en introduktion. Lund:
Studentlitteratur.
Forsberg-Wengström. 2008. Att göra systematiska
litteraturstudier. Stockholm ; Natur och Kultur
Brinkmann, S. & Kvale, S. 2009. Den kvalitativa
forskningsintervjun. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Study activities
- Lectures - 60 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 60 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 80 hours
- Individual studies - 66 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 266 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 266 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
Assessment requirements
Approved written examination and active
participation in PBL group work
Teacher
- Arola Annikki
- Haldin Denice
Examiner
Arola Annikki
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2015-02-28
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations