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Development and Research Competence (5 cr)

Code: 7091009-3001

General information


Enrollment

04.08.2018 - 31.10.2018

Timing

27.08.2018 - 07.10.2018

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

10 - 25

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Johanna Berg

Groups

  • PNURTS16

Objective

DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH COMPETENCE 5 CR DERC Objectives: The student shall be able to - master the nature and course of healthcare development and in health-sciences research processes and use the related information acquisition, analytical and reporting methods. - use research and development work methods. - interpret statistics and draw the correct conclusions from them. - use the Excel and SPSS spreadsheet software in analysing and reporting data

Content

Contents: 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 statistical methods and tools in processing and developing data in nursing and healthcare planning and reporting of development and research work

Location and time

ICT, Joukahaisenkatu
Weeks 35-40

Materials

Learning material:
Course-book via Finna:
Gerris Kate & Lacey Anne: The Research Process in Nursing. 6th ed. 2013. https://turkuamk.finna.fi/Record/nelli26_tuamk.2550000001095936#details
or
Kankkunen P, Vehviläinen-Julkunen K 2009. Tutkimus hoitotieteessä. Helsinki, WSOY.
Lisätietoa (tarvittavat välineet ja ohjelmistot ym.)

Teaching methods

Contact lectures, group work / seminars, assignments, independent work, exam

Exam schedules

Exam 4.10.

International connections

Seminars: based on the international research articles, project work, innovative discussion

Student workload

Student's workload (5 credits, 133 h):
Lectures 15 h, seminars 12 h,exam 3 h, independent work 103 h
Seminars: (participation 100 %):
1. How to read a paper? Structure and evaluation of an scientific article
2. Data analysis: practice to do content analysis; descriptive statistics
3. What to take into account when doing a project development plan?

Content scheduling

Content:
- 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
- statistical methods and tools in processing and developing data in nursing and healthcare
- planning and reporting of development and research work

Timing: weeks 35-40

Further information

Additional material:
1.Heikkilä A, Jokinen P. & Nurmela T. 2008. Tutkiva kehittäminen. Helsinki. WSOY.
2.Hyvä tieteellinen käytäntö. Saatavana: http://www.tenk.fi/sites/tenk.fi/files/HTK_ohje_2012.pdf
3.Laki lääketieteellisestä tutkimuksesta 488/1999. Saatavana: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1999/19990488

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Seminars: Evaluation failed/approved. Participation in seminars 100%
Exam: evaluation Failed/ T1-K5