Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows research and develop methods and can apply them. He/she learns how to modify research ideas and problems. He/she can make a research plan and write a research report.

Content (course unit)

Research methods
Research process
Research plan, implementation and report

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Satisfactory

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Good

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Excellent

Location and time

Lectures according to the timetable.
Depending on the situation, Zoom / Teams online meetings if necessary.
More detailed schedule and teaching facilities lukkarit.tamk.fi

Exam schedules

Basics of research work and qualitative research:
During the part, mini-exams to be completed in stages in Moodle (3 pcs.)
- material exams (free use of material during the exam)
- no re-exams
- more detailed information in the section Moodle.

Quantitative research:
- no exam

Assessment methods and criteria

Basics of research work and qualitative research: Exams and exercises.
Quantitative: Coding task, video task and practice tasks independently. A research report with a work partner, including the related self-evaluation and peer evaluation. There is no exam.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, literature, explanatory videos, exercises and their reporting.
Local education
Online teaching (Moodle/Zoom/Teams)
Pair work
Teamwork
Independent study

Learning materials

Recommended learning material in Moodle.
For studying, you must have a computer, Internet connection, webcam and headset at your disposal.
In addition, applications are used in the study, the download links of which can be found on TAMK's intranet or for which an ID is created online.
You must bring your computer with you for all the upcoming days.
Teaching material, links to explanatory videos and literature are announced in Moodle.

Student workload

5 credits = 5 * 27 h = 135 h of student work, of which approx. 35 h of teaching and supervision according to the timetable.

Completion alternatives

CreTa (See study guide)

Further information

The implementation consists of three entities:
- Basics of research work and qualitative research (Boedeker): presence in distance education, study material and exams in Moodle, analysis exercise.
- Quantitative research (Kaatiala): presence (at least 50%) in teaching, assignments, projects and necessary material in Moodle.
- Knowledge acquisition (Timperi): presence in 90 min distance/local education and tasks in Moodle.