ME-427 Introduction to Research Methods
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Tommy Haugen
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- This course is taught in English if English-speaking students attend.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master's Programme in Public Health Science
- Master's Programme in Clinical Health Science
- Master's Programme in Sports Science
- Master's programme in Psychosocial health
Teaching language
This course is taught in English if English-speaking students attend.Course contents
The course will introduce the students to different types of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Emphasis will be on the theoretical foundation of the methods and practical approches in the field of health and sport sciences.
Central themes are:
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Qualitative and quantitative research design
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The research process
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Scientific dissemination
Learning outcomes
Students:
Knowledge
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have knowledge about strengths and weaknesses in different research designs
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have competence in the dissemination of scientific knowledge
Skills
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have developed skills in critical assessment of different research designs
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have insight into the different parts of the research process
Teaching methods
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Lectures
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Group work
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Independent studies
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Web-based studies
Expected workload in this course is approximately 135 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.
Assessment methods and criteria
A two-hour individual multiple-choice exam (school exam). Graded as Pass/Fail.