Study Guide

Objective

The students are able to recognize and assess the needs for research and development that are important for work life and clients using services. The students master the general starting points and basics of research and development activities and are able to apply them to develop work life in their own field of education.
The students are able to acquire, evaluate and critically justify research-based knowledge and professional practices in their field. The students master the basics of critical thinking, forming concepts and theory, and they understand the importance of the conception of knowledge in the development activities. The students base their activities on good research and development ethics and understand the importance of data protection. The students know the basics of planning research and development activities and the contents of the research plan, and they understand the importance of making a research plan.

Content

The starting points, the nature and process of research and development activities. Knowledge and obtaining information. Critical thinking and justification. Principles of forming a concept and a theory. The conception of knowledge. Assessing information and professional practices produced in the research and development of one's own
professional field. Planning research and development activities. Ethics and data protection of research and development activities.

Location and time

A preliminary plan (changes to the program will happen)
27.10.2022 am Orientation and Information Search (Library) Myllypuro
1.11.2022 pm Research process and knowledge
3.11.2022 am Critical thinking
8.11.2022 pm Social research and theory
10.11.2022 am Ethics and values
15.11.2022 am Planning a research
24.11.2022 am feedback

Possible exams

Materials

For the exam (if needed):

Lecture material

Alexandrova, Anna: A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being: Chapters: Introduction; ch. 3 How to Build A Theory (skim); ch. 4 Can the Science of Well-Being Be Objective?; Appendix B

Browne, M. Neil & Keeley, Stuart M.: Asking the Right Questions

Cartwright, N. & Runhardt R.: Measurement, in (eds.) Cartwright & Montuschi: Philsophy of Social Science - a new introduction

Frascati Manual ch. 2: Identifying R&D (pdf)

TENK: Responsible Conduct

TENK: Ethical Principles for Human Sciences

Teaching methods

Contact teaching
Literature
Learning assignment
Self-directed learning
Learning assignment (+ possibly exam)

Exam schedules

Exam dates will be announced later.

Completion alternatives

Mandatory participation is required. If a student cannot participate to a lecture, the student must attend to an exam covering the topic of corresponding lecture. In any case, whether participating to lectures or not, the learning assignment must be done.

Student workload

135 hrs

Contact 24 h
Feedback 3 h
Self-directed learning and learning-assignment 108 h

Approximately 3,5 working week's work load / student

Further information

Participation to the contact teaching is mandatory. In case of not being able to participate to contact teaching, a student must take an exam on the topic of missed contact teaching. The date of the exam will be announced later.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in the course and producing a learning assignement.