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Foundations for research

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSYS1403
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: S-SY 2016
Level: Master of Health Care / Master of Social Services
Year of Study: 1 (2016-2017)
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Melender, Hanna-Leena
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2016-2017

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
2S-SY-1Y2017-01-09 – 2017-04-28Katja ValkamaFinnish2016-12-12 – 2017-01-16

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2018-2019.

Learning Outcomes

The student is able to
- justify the choices made during each phase of study on a basis of the approach within philosophy of research selected
- plan the phases of a study
- select an appropriate type of research for the study
- plan and conduct ethically responsible choices in reseach and development work

Student's Workload

Student workload in total: 54 h
- of which scheduled studies: 14 h
- of which autonomous studies: 40 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

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Contents

- approaches of philosophy of research
- research process
- types of research
- ethics in research and development work

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Material pointed out by the teacher.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- lessons
- an assignment

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: the student
- describes examples of approaches of philosophy of science
- describes examples of research process
- describes examples of types of research
- describes examples of ethical principles in research and development work

Grade 3: the student
- describes approaches of philosophy of science applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the phases of research process and applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the central types of research and justifies a choice of an appropriate type of research in a known context
- describes the central ethical principles of research and development work and applies this knowledge in a known context

Grade 5: the student
- examines analytically approaches within phisosophy of science an selects an appropriate approache for a new context with careful justifications
- applies knowledge about research process with careful justifications and flexibly
- examines analytically types of research and selects an appropriate type of research in a new context with careful justifications
- examines analytically ethical principles of nursing and applies this knnowledge in a new context with careful justifications
Grade 1: the student
- describes examples of approaches of philosophy of science
- describes examples of research process
- describes examples of types of research
- describes examples of ethical principles in research and development work

Grade 3: the student
- describes approaches of philosophy of science applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the phases of research process and applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the central types of research and justifies a choice of an appropriate type of research in a known context
- describes the central ethical principles of research and development work and applies this knowledge in a known context

Grade 5: the student
- examines analytically approaches within philosophy of science an selects an appropriate approach for a new context with careful justifications
- applies knowledge about research process with careful justifications and flexibly
- examines analytically types of research and selects an appropriate type of research in a new context with careful justifications
- examines analytically ethical principles of nursing and applies this knowledge in a new context with careful justifications

Assessment Methods

- an assignment 100 %, numerical grading

Work Placement

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Further Information

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