The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Leadership for nordic healthcare 2020 (full-time) - Ethical and digital nordic healthcare
- Leadership for nordic healthcare 2020 (part-time) - Ethical and digital nordic healthcare
- Leadership for nordic healthcare 2021 (full-time) - Ethical and digital nordic healthcare
- Leadership for nordic healthcare 2021 (part-time) - Ethical and digital nordic healthcare
The course takes place in period
- 3 (2022-01-01 to 2022-03-13)
- 4 (2022-03-14 to 2022-07-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
Second
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
10 cr
Competency aims
At the end of the course the student is
expected
to be able to
- Have an in-depth understanding of the use of
advanced research methodologies in various
fields
of healthcare research, as well as understand
implementation and analysis processes involved
in
the various research designs (Knowledge)
- Demonstrate an ability to plan, implement and
critically evaluate various research designs
and
their use within various fields of
healthcare/leadership research. (Skills)
- Justify for relevant research methodology
choices in relation to the students chosen
thesis
topic (Skills)
- Understand, consider, apply and promote
research
ethics as well as comply with ethically
sustainable research practices. (Skills)
- Foster a positive attitude towards sustaining
a
life-long scientific based learning approach.
(Attitude)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is
expected
to
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and
critically select appropriate literature to
formulate and answer research
questions/hypotheses
or contextualise research aims
- Show autonomy and ability in designing a
feasible and ethical research study that can
appropriately address a given research question
as
well as understand the advantages and
limitations
of the chosen research design
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct
qualitative/quantitative analyses and report
the
outcomes according to discipline conventions
- Illustrate critical thinking through the
ability
to understand and evaluate the current
literature
and approaches, identifying the limits within
methodological literature and designs
- Conduct and interpret advanced quantitative
analyses using appropriate statistical tools
- Interpret, and effectively communicate
empirical
research in written form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
A bachelor degree and at least two years work
experience gained after completing the higher
education degree
Additional information
Note that the Leadership for Nordic Healthcare
programme is entirely online, and therefore this
course will consist of online activities only. The
course requires active commitment each week, as
peer-learning and self-driven learning activities
are the foundation for deep learning.
Recommended or required reading
Peters, D.H., Adam, T., Alonge, O., Agyepong, I.A.
and Tran, N., 2013. Implementation research: what
it is and how to do it. Bmj, 347, p.f6753.
Study activities
- Lectures - 60 hours
- Individual studies - 210 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 270 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Supported virtual education
Assessment methods
Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
Assessment requirements
The assignment for this 10 ECTS study unit is three
folded:
Qualitative and quantitative learning path. You are
all asked to identify, plan, participate and finish
two separate online courses of your own choice. Hand
in your Learning diary (1 page) on ITS learning (20%
of final grade).
Written methodology overview. Write a methodology
overview on two different methods usable for your
topic. Discuss how your topic can/or have been
researched from a qualitative and a quantitative
approach. Your written methodology review should be
around 5 pages excluding references (70 % of final
grade).
You need to regularly and actively participating in
research methodology debates arranged during spring
2022. There will be 5 sessions and you need to
participate in at least 4 of them. Participating
regularly and actively in the research methodology
debates grants you 10 points for this study unit
(=10% of final grade)
Teacher
- Forss Mia
- Grönlund Anu
- Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira
- Paakkonen Heikki
- Tana Jonas
Examiner
Forss Maria
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (14 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
Course enrolment period
2021-12-24 to 2022-01-20
Assessment methods
2022-05-02 - Exams
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2022-01-18 | 15:00 - 18:00 | Advanced Methodology | Kick-off, Maria Forss https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67559666054 | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
|
2022-01-25 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology | Advanced reserach methodolgy and Change Leadership course meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67559666054 | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
|
2022-03-15 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology | Idea presentation for Master Thesis in the course advanced methodology LINK : https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67559666054 | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
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2022-03-29 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology - Critical research | Course meeting, Advanced methodology, Critical research approach (Mia Forss) Zoom meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67559666054 | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
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2022-04-05 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
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2022-04-19 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
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2022-04-26 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology - Research from / on registers (IJK) | Course meeting, Advanced methodology (J.T) and Ethical and digital nordic healthcare Research from / on registers (IJK) https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67559666054 | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Mannevaara Pauleen Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
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2022-05-02 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |
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2022-05-24 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Methodology | Plan for master thesis seminar (full time students) | Forss Mia Gray Pamela Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira Nyberg Anu Tana Jonas |