Advanced Research and Development (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students will know how to evaluate and select suitable and justifiable approaches and methods to develop their field of study and work community. They will identify the premises and concepts of the principal methods and service design used in their fields of study. Students will know how to search for appropriate R&D data and demonstrate basic competence in processing, analysing, disputing and reporting data and results.

Content

•Principal R&D methods in one’s own field of study (e.g. evaluation research, action research, product development and research-oriented approaches, qualitative and quantitative research)
•Data acquisition and processing
•Reporting, presenting and utilising results

Further information

The course is mainly intended for students of group SXG19S1, and the preliminary schedule is the following:

to 28.10.2021 12.45 - 16.00
ke 03.11.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPB5003.4
ma 08.11.2021 08.30 - 11.45
pe 19.11.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4008
ma 22.11.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPA3010
to 02.12.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPA3010
to 09.12.2021 12.45 - 16.00
ma 20.12.2021 08.30 - 14.00 Course Final Seminar (obligatory participation)

It is intended, that some of the lecture style classes are going to take place online in Zoom, and recordings of these classes will be uploaded to the course Oma workspace after the classes. Classes with analysis exercises, will take place in the Myllypuro Campus computer classrooms.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student is able to:
- Display learning in professional knowledge and core content in the field
- Search information from a variety of sources
- Work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
- Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
- Display learning in the key safety practices in the field
- Act according to ethical principles
- To contribute his learning for the benefit of a group or project

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student is able to:
- Use concepts and knowledge in his field systematically
- Find information and assess and use information sources with a critical eye
- Apply professional information in professional assignments
- Apply professional expertise in various work assignments
- Act independently and responsibly in professional contexts
- Plan operations with safety in mind
- Act according to professional ethics
- Act purposefully in working groups and projects

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student is able to:
- Use concepts and knowledge in his field professionally
- Argue the use of his sources
- Argue a course of action on the basis of research information or findings
- Operate in a range of duties and work situations, also in international contexts
- To act in a way that is customeroriented and displays entrepreneurial spirit
- To act responsibly, taking safety issues into consideration
- Argue his choices on the basis of professional ethics
- Organise and manage the operation of a group and project

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student is able to:
- Display learning in professional knowledge and core content in the field
- Search information from a variety of sources
- Work in various duties in a variety of operating environments
- Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
- Display learning in the key safety practices in the field
- Act according to ethical principles
- To contribute his learning for the benefit of a group or project

Assessment methods and criteria

The course assessment includes 7 components: The participants will do one larger exercise in small groups, and that will decide the grade of the course. In addition to the larger exercise, the small groups will do 3 smaller exercises, and each course participant must also return 2 analysis exercises. All these smaller exercises must be accepted, in order to pass the course.

Further information

Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.

Further information

Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.