Kursen ingår i dessa läroplaner och studiehelheter

Nivå/kategori

Yrkesstudier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Cykel/nivå

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

1

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

Basic competence in knowledge building
Information competence
Competence in research ethics
Critical approach perspective to information

Läranderesultat

Explain some central for science and research
relevant concepts (theory, empirical research,
data collection, source critique, citation,
plagiarism, etc) (knowledge)

Describe in broad terms how scientific research is
conducted and how the scientific community
operates (knowledge)

Explain what the role of theory is in knowledge
building and discuss different types of data and
different ways to collect data (knowledge)

Explain how a scientific report/academic text is
structured so that you are able to read and write
similar texts, such as a thesis, yourself
(knowledge/skill)

Use relevant databases to find scientific
knowledge within your own professional field and
use referencing tools (skill)

Explain why plagiarism is theft and be able to
discuss ethical aspects of research (attitude)

Develop a critical approach to different
information sources (attitude)

Demonstrate that you have rudimentary knowledge of
different ontologies and epistemologies (attitude)

Innehåll

- Theories of knowledge and science
- Theories on business administration
- The practice of research
- The craft of reviewing literature

Förkunskaper

No prior knowledge required.

Kursen ersätter följande kurser

Uttrycksförmåga och kommunikation

Mer information

Detailed information will be given in advance on itslearning, and during the compulsory intro lecture.

Litteratur

Course literature will be based on openly available texts.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Föreläsningar - 20 timmar
  • Teamwork and individual studies 115 hours - 115 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Flerformsundervisning (delvis nätundervisning handledd eller självstudier)

Examinationsformer

Individual and team-based, written assignments.

Examinationskrav

To pass the course the student needs 50% of the
total points.

Lärare

Buttler Pekka

Examinator

Buttler Pekka

Kursens hemsida

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning

Delprestation i kraft till

Till datum 2023-03-01

Examinationsformer

Datum meddelas senare - Övriga uppgifter

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