Research and Development Methods (5 cr)
Code: R0184-SSF1811A
General information
- Enrollment
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14.05.2018 - 31.05.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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28.08.2018 - 21.12.2018
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 1 cr
- RDI proportion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Campus
- Laurea Lohja
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Sosionomikoulutus (SSF2), Laurea Lohja (Finnish)
- Teachers
- Kaarina Marjanen
- Timo Kumpulainen
- Anja Mertanen
- Teacher in charge
- Timo Kumpulainen
- Study unit
- R0184
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- choose appropriate methods for a development project and provide justification for the choices
- collect and analyse empirical data
- interpret empirical results and make conclusions based on them
- recognize the ethical point of view of the research and development work
- evaluate the reliability and validity of research
- apply the principles of research communication orally and in writing
- draw up and interpret research and development reports
Teaching methods
On this course both qualitative and quantitative research methods will be studied as well as the basics of SPSS-program and academic writing.
Further information
More information will be available at the beginning of studies.