Research and Development Methods (5cr)
Course unit code: TH00CA48
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
•	you are familiar with central concepts in research, development and innovation 
•	you are able to solve problems innovatively and carry out networked operations in the development of social and related services 
•	you know how to develop the methods, work practices and service processes of client work in collaboration with other operators
•	you are able to design, implement and evaluate development projects and apply research and development methods to the development of work practices 
•	you are able to comply with research and development ethics principles and guidelines
•	you are able to evaluate the reliability and benefits of research and development
                    
Content
´•	the research and development process
•	quantitative and qualitative research, research data collection and analysis methods
•	development methods, materials and data
•	literature review