Study Guide

Objective

Student recognizes the differences of the scientific research, developmental study and developmental work. Student is able to define developmental approaches, processes and methods. Student can explain the importance of critical thinking, research and developmental study attitude and is able to give examples of the importance of research ethics.
Student can describe the basis of qualitative research, define different methods in qualitative research, collect data for qualitative research, analyze qualitative data and recognize ethical issues related to qualitative research and act upon them .

Content

-the set of developmental study
-approaches of developmental study
-methods of developmental study
- basis of qualitative research
- data collection methods in qualitative research
- analyzing methods for qualitative data
- reporting and interpreting findings of qualitative research
- ethical issues and reliability of qualitative research

Teaching methods

The course is going on during all academic year. You can start the course, when you have done a topic analysis for your thesis. You can start the course whenever during academic year.

The course includes video lessons and weekly exercises. Exercises are related to your own thesis topic and finally they'll form a research plan. The aim of is, that eventually all participants will have ready research plan, when course is done. Research plan content is usable for thesis too, especially for the methodology part of the thesis and seminar presentation. In the end of the course there will be a Moodle -exam too.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student participates in classroom work quite actively and present own opinions occasionally.
Student understands the body of developmental research and the developmental approaches quite good.
Student can use developmental methods fairly comprehensive.
Student can plan, analyze and report qualitative research on good standard.

Qualifications

Introduction to research and development