Research MethodsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student masters essential research methods and research writing principles.

Content

- Research methods in own professional field
- Thesis process of own degree programme
- Research, development and innovation activities in Lapland University of Applied Sciences
- Setting up the research problem
- Essential research methods: qualitative and quantitative research; research process
- Reliability and validity
- Data acquisition and information literacy: data types and data producing; data sources; property rights; using sources the right way; plagiarism and research ethics
- Data analysis and presentation of results
- Data handling, reporting and conclusions
- The different stages of writing research text
- Research language, style and argumentation
- Text outline, structure, headings
- Acquiring feedback