Study Guide

Objective

Students understand the meaning of quantitative research and are to apply it to research and development activities.

Content

Research designs, concepts used in quantitative research. Quantitative data, their analysis and interpretation.

Materials

1. Heikkilä, Tarja. 2014. Tilastollinen tutkimus. 9.edition. Edita Publishing Oy, Helsinki.
2. Finnish Social Science Data Archive. Research Methods Guidebook. (online)
3. Finnish Social- ja healthcare statistics and databases.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, assignments, eLearning

Employer connections

Possibly working life oriented tasks.

International connections

Textual and visual materials in English are possible.

Student workload

135 hours of student work that consists of 2 days in campus, self work and assignments partly in Moodle learning environment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can describe the principles and stages of quantitative research.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to compare types of quantitative research and select quantitative methods that are suitable for the research objectives.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to critically evaluate types of quantitative research and make use of various quantitative research methods.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation scale is from 1 to 5 and it is introduced in the curriculum.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.