Research and Development Competence (5cr)

Objective

Student can explain the difference between scientific and everyday thinking. Student can critical thinking and argumentation. Student recognizes and defines needs and targets of research and development in work life. Student plans and gives reasons for a research and development process according to ethical principles.

Content

Differences and commonalities in scientific and everyday thinking.
Critical thinking and argumentation. Critical examination in practical work.
Formulation of research questions and needs analysis in research and development. Various approaches to research and development, for example the process approach, research-aided development, action research and evaluation research.
Ethics of research and development.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student recognizes basic principles of research and development and can explain differences and commonalities in scientific and everyday thinking. Student recognizes ethics of research and development.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student defines basic principles of research and development and explains differences and commonalities in scientific and everyday thinking. Student explains ethics of research and development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student defines and critically analyzes basic principles of research and development. Student explains differences and commonalities in scientific and everyday thinking. Student explains and analyzes ethics of research and development.

Materials

Literature (e.g.)

Leinonen, M. (2016) Toimintatutkimus ja työkonferenssimenetelmä työpaikkojen tasa-arvon edistämisessä. Väitöskirja. Tampereen yliopisto.

Sosiaalityön käsikirja (2017). Toim. Kananoja A., Lähteinen M. & Marjamäki P.. Tietosanoma. Printon. Tallinna.

Toikko T. & Rantanen T. (2009) Tutkimuksellinen kehittämistoiminta. Tampereen Yliopistopaino Oy – Juvenes Print

Vilkka H. (2015) Tutki ja kehitä. PS-kustannus.

Vilkka H. (2006) Tutki ja havainnoi. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi.