Qualitative research and how to implement a development project (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Content scheduling

The course includes video lessons and weekly exercises about your own thesis topic. The Research plan will be formed out of weekly exercises. The aim of the course is that everyone has a research plan at the end of the course. The text written in the research plan is easy to use for he thesis and for the seminar presentation! At the end of the course, there is an online exam in Moodle.

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

Materials

Material announced bt the teacher.

Teaching methods

The course is fully implemented online and you can start it once you have a thesis topic in place. The course is an ongoing course, meaning you can start it at any time during the academic year.

Student workload

3 credit points equals 81 hours of studying.
- Independent studying, Moodle-materials, 30h
- Weekly exercises, 24h
- Creating Research plan, 7h
- Online exam and preparing for it, 20h

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