The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Nursing 2008 (midwifery) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2008 (nursing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2008 (health care) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2009 (nursing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2009 (health care) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2009 (midwifery) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2010 (nursing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2010 (health care) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2010 (midwifery) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2011 (nursing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2011 (health care) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2011 (midwifery) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2012 (nursing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2012 (health care) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2012 (midwifery) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2013 (nursing) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2013 (health care) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2013 (midwifery) - Thesis work and methodology
- Nursing 2014 - Methodology and thesis work
- Nursing 2015 - Methodology and thesis work
- Nursing 2016 - Methodology and thesis work
- Nursing 2017 - Methodology and thesis work
- Nursing 2018 - Methodology and thesis work
- Health care 2014 - Methodology and thesis work
- Health care 2015 - Methodology and thesis work
- Health care 2016 - Methodology and thesis work
- Health care 2017 - Methodology and thesis work
- Health care 2018 - Methodology and thesis work
- Midwifery 2014 - Methodology and thesis work
- Midwifery 2015 - Methodology and thesis work
- Midwifery 2016 - Methodology and thesis work
- Midwifery 2017 - Methodology and thesis work
- Midwifery 2018 - Methodology and thesis work
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
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
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 research process
Theory of science
The literature review and it´s importance
Designs in qualitative and quantitative
research
Participation oriented designs
Questionnaires, interviews and observation
studies
Systematic literature studies
Standardized measurement methods in the profile
areas of DHV
Contentanalysis
Research ethics
Information retrieval and - analysis
Critical reveiw of scientific articles, reports
and essays
Statistics
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Patientsafety and evidence based care
Previous course names
Research methods and Knowledgetheory
Recommended or required reading
Flick, U. 2011.Introducing Research Methodology
A Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project.
USA, SAGE
Publications Ltd
Reference literature;
Jansson, R. 2013. English for scientific
research. A practical guide to
good science writing. Lund, Studentlitteratur
Study activities
- Lectures - 10 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 60 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 80 hours
- Individual studies - 80 hours
- Internet-based studies - 40 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-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Teacher
- Karbin Daniela
- Lejonqvist Gun-Britt
- Stenbäck Pernilla
Examiner
Stenbäck Pernilla
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Kursen börjar 29.8 klo 10.30-12.00 i stora
auditoriet. Obligatorisk närvaro.
Assessment methods
- 2018-10-17 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions