Skip to main content

Research and Development Methods in Nursing Science (2 cr)

Code: BA00CO82-3002

General information


Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 28.01.2024

Timing

26.02.2024 - 02.06.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Teachers

  • Raila Kärnä
  • Sinikka Vainionpää
  • Terhi Voltti

Student groups

  • MRN22
    Degree Programme in Nursing, Nursing Branch, Registered Nurse, RN, (UAS)

Objective

The student is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes. He/ she can critically evaluate and use scientific publications. The student can describe common research, development and analytical methods.

Content

Research methods in nursing science. Qualitative and quantitative research methods, action research, inductive and deductive content analysis methods, systematic literature review.

Location and time

7.3.24 - 4h Kampus. Theory and Introduction to R & D assignment - evaluation
11.4.24 - 4h Kampus. Theory and methody practices
18.4.24 - 4h Online, Bicol -seminar
19.4.24 - 4h Online, Bicol -seminar

Materials

- Qualitative Research Methods for Nurses, Dingwall, R. 2021
- Doing Qualitative Research, Silverman, D. 2022
- Quantitative Social Research Methods, Kultar, S. 2007, eBook
- Quantitative Data Analysis, Using SPSS, Greasley, P. 2007

Teaching methods

- Contact / online lectures
- Research methods practices

Student workload

- Study time per student: 27h/ETC

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- knows research and development methods and uses them in R & D processes

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- purposefully utilizes his/her research and development competence in R & D processes

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- applies his/her research and development competence to various assignments, projects, final thesis and to the nursing profession

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not satisfactorily achieve the learning outcomes defined for R & D competence

Assessment methods and criteria

- Numeric evaluation 1-5 according to the MRN22- Curriculum

Qualifications

Evidence-Based Nursing