Nursing ResearchLaajuus (2 cr)

Objectives

The student
- is able to justify choices with scientific arguments;
- is able to describe the scientific research process in nursing research;
- is able to differentiate the approaches of quantitative and qualitative research;
- chooses appropriate data collection and analysis methods according to the study approach;
- knows ethical guidelines in scientific research.

Content

-recent studies in nursing science
-scientific argumentation
-research ethics
-stages of the research process
-empirical research: quantitative and qualitative
-theoretical research
-scientific data collection and analysis methods and their use

Prerequisites

30 ects of initial stage studies completed