Study Guide

Materials

Will be defined during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises. A practical project from industry.

Exam schedules

The exam dates will be announced during the course.

International connections

Lectures, supervised exercises, and individual exercises. Exercises may include project work or an assgnment.

Completion alternatives

No alternatives.

Student workload

The effort of an individual student is 5 cr.

Content scheduling

The basics of research methods
- The role of research methods
- Research methods as problem solving tools
- Background information
- Qualitative and quantitative methods
- Planning a research
- Performing a research
- Analyzing results
- Reporting a research

This implementaation is especially suitable for those who plan further or additional studies in the master-programmes of research universities or the master-programmes of the universities of applied sciences.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The exercises and activity makes 50% of the evaluation and the exam is the rest. All exercises and the exam have to be passed in order to pass the course.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Missing exercises or the exam is not passed.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

All exercises and exam passed.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Good skills of the topics covered in the course and proven skill to apply the contents of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent skills of the topics covered in the course and proven skill to apply the contents of the course independently.