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Research, Development and Innovation Competence (5 cr)

Code: 7031496-3015

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2019 - 04.10.2019

Timing

26.08.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

10 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Tiina Nurmela

Groups

  • PNURTS17

Objective

Research, Development and Innovation Competence 5 cr KEHI ObjectivesStudents will understand the nature of health care development and the health care research process and know how to use related information seeking, analysis and reporting methods.Students will know how to use research and development methods.Students will learn to interpret basic statistics used in quantitative research.Students will understand the progress/structure of content analysis and specification used in qualitative research.Students will learn to use spreadsheet applications to analyse and report on material.Students will be able to serve as customer and nursing experts in various teams and projects.Students will understand the principles of project work and know how to apply them in working life-oriented and multidisciplinary projects (RDI)

Content

ContentsObjectives of research and development activitiesKey concepts: development work, development, basic research, applied research, investigative development, projectThe ethical and legal premises of investigative developmentStages of a development projectData, evidence and evidence-based developmentResearch methodsCollection, processing and analysis of materialReliable and ethical researchStatistical methods and tools in the processing of nursing and health care material and in development workPlanning and reporting on research and development work

Materials

Book for the exam
Gerris Kate & Lacey Anne 2013: The research Process in Nursing.
Pages: 3-5, 13-26, 27-35, 129-141, 142-150, 216-220, 284-302, 331-342, 345-357, 373-378, 423-430, 456-457, 468, 488-492

Material delivered during the course

Other material:
Kankkunen P & Vehviläinen-Julkunen K 2009. Tutkimus hoitotieteessä. Helsinki: WSOY.
Grove, Gray and Burns 2015. 6th edition. Understanding nursing research.

Teaching methods

5 cr =135h student work
Activating lectures and group work 28h
Exam (2 h),
Independent work 105 h

Exam schedules

Exam (K5-T1) 26.9.2019
Tasks and groupwork: passed/failed

International connections

Lectures/Luennot ja group work/ ryhmätyöskentely 28h
Exam/Koe (2 h),
Independent work/ Itsenäinen työskentely 105 h

Student workload

5 cr = 135h student's work

Content scheduling

Development and research activities targets
Core concepts: development work, development and developing, basic research, applied research, Research development, project, scheme
The ethical and legal premises of research development
The stages of a development project
Data, evidence and evidence-based development
Research methods
Collection, processing and analysis of data
Research reliability and ethics
Satistical methods and tools in processing and developing data in nursing and healthcare
Planning and reporting of development and research work

Evaluation scale

H-5