Research Methods 1 (1cr)
Code: KG10AP31-1
General information
- Timing
- 24.04.2017 - 19.05.2017
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 1 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
- Teachers
- Merja Finne
- Course
- KG10AP31
Objective
Students:
- are familiar with common quantitative data collection methods used in physiotherapy research
- know the basic concepts of statistical science
- know how to handle the data at the descriptive level
- know how to apply quantitative physiotherapy research methods in their Bachelor's Thesis
- know how to collect appropriate quantitative data
- know how to keep up to date and use existing research knowledge
Content
- Common quantitative data collection methods
- Analysis of quantitative data
- Basics of SPSS
Materials
Heikkilä, T. 2014. Tilastollinen tutkimus. 9. uud.painos. Helsinki:Edita Publishing Oy.
Tähtinen, J., Laakkonen, E.& Broberg, M. 2011. Tilastollisen aineiston käsittelyn ja tulkinnan perusteita. Turku: Turun yliopiston julkaisuja C:20.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Pass
Classroom attendance of 80% and participation in all SPSS sessions is required.
Students understand and have good command of concepts related to research. Students appropriately use and apply quantitative methods of information seeking and analysis typical of the physiotherapy field. Students know how to plan and implement a physiotherapy research or development assignment. Students have basic command of the SPSS Statistics.