Study Guide

Objective

The student
· is able to apply quantitative and qualitative research methods appropriately to acquire and analyse information.
· is able to apply participatory research methods in practice.
· is able to analyse, interpret and report the RDI results and how they can be implemented in practice.
· is able to follow the principles of responsible conduct in research, data protection and research ethics.
· is able to apply the principles of open science and research in RDI activities.

Teaching methods

Content:
Data analyzing methods in quantitative and qualitative research and applying these in practice
Participatory research methods and applying in practice
Guidelines for the responsible conduct of research, data protection, research ethics and validity on practice
Open science and research

Methods:
Online lectures (videos)
Learning tasks
Seminar working
Independent studies

Location and time

The course will begin on 7th February and end on 3rd April 2022.

Online-learning (Diakle)
Seminar: 10th March at 15-17 (Finnish time)

Materials

Creswell (2014). Research design. Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. 4th edition. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Curtis & Drennan (2013). Quantitative Health Research : Issues And Methods. Maidenhead McGraw-Hill Education.
Gray, Grove, & Sutherland (2017). Burns and Grove's the practice of nursing research : appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence. 8th edition. Elsevier.
Leavy, P. (2014). The Oxford handbook of qualitative research. Oxford University Press.
Padgett, D. K. (2009). Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Social Work Knowledge Development. Social Work, 54(2), 101-5. DOI:10.1093/sw/54.2.101
Polit & Beck (2018). Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice. 9th edition. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Silverman, R. M., & Patterson, K. L. (2014). Qualitative research methods for community development.
Singh (2007). Quantitative Social Research Methods. SAGE India.

Diakle learning environment contains materials

Completion alternatives

No alternative method.

Exam schedules

Independent studies based on student's timetable.
The deadline of the first learning task (for the seminar) 28th February 2022.
Seminar 10th March 2022 at 15-17 (Finnish time).
The deadline of the second learning task 1st April 2022.

Student workload

Independent studies 133 hours
Seminar working 2 hours

Content scheduling

The course will start 7th February: Introduction of the course (Diakle environment: video)

Assessment methods and criteria

Diak assessment criteria
https://www.diak.fi/en/assessment/

Evaluation scale

0-5