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

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
be able to:

  • 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

Patient safety and evidence based care

Previous course names

Additional information

The course requires active
participation in the
groupwork and the submission of
exercises are
due to
It's learning.

Participation in the seminar is
mandatory.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 44 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 70 hours
  • Practical exercises - 20 hours
  • Individual studies - 80 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 50 hours
  • Seminars - 6 hours

Workload

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

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Teacher

  • Forss Mia
  • Gray Pamela
  • Hagström Sarah
  • Haldin Denice
  • Jeglinsky-Kankainen Ira
  • Kukkonen Göta
  • Paakkonen Heikki
  • Piippo Jukka
  • Sigfrids Ingmar
  • Stenbäck Pernilla
  • Villikka Denise
  • Wallinvirta Eivor
  • Wikström-Grotell Camilla

Examiner

Stenbäck Pernilla

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Assessment methods

  • 2018-10-17 - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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