The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Sports and health promotion 2008 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2009 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2010 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2011 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2012 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2013 - Thesis work and methodology
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
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
Reasearche process
Theory of knowledge
Litterature review and its significance
Designs of researche (quantitative and qualitative)
Participant oriented design
Survey, interview and observationstudies
Systematic litterature study
Standard measurment methods in the profile areas of the institution of health and wellfare.
Content analysis
Information search and editing
Critical analysis of researche articles, reports and essays
Statistics and related values
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None
Previous course names
None
Recommended or required reading
Jakobsen, D.I. 2007. Förståelse, beskrivning och förklaring- Introduktion till samhällsvetenskaplig 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 forskningintervjun. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Study activities
- Lectures - 0 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 0 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 0 hours
- Individual studies - 0 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 0 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 0 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Statistics webcourse
Teacher
- Pullinen Katri
- Wiik Mikaela
Examiner
Wiik Mikaela
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- 2013-10-18 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Other assignments