Research Methods and StatisticsLaajuus (4 cr)

Objectives

Students
- know the bases, methods and future challenges of evidence based practice
- justify choices with scientific arguments
- describe the scientific research process
- differentiate the approaches of quantitative and qualitative research
- choose appropriate data collection and analysis methods according to the study approach
- know ethical guidelines in scientific research

Content

- the bases, conditions and methods of evidence based practice
- scientific argumentation
- research ethics
- stages of research process
- empirical research: quantitative and qualitative
- theoretical research
- scientific data collection and analysis methods and their use