Basic Research Methods and Skills

The purpose of the course is to strengthen the student’s research and development competence using various methods and to support opportunities to produce new knowledge in various development projects. In addition, the purpose is to strengthen problem-solving skills and critical argumentation and information creation skills. The student is able to identify working life-oriented research and development needs and opportunities from different perspectives. The student masters the basics of systematic data search as part of research and development activities. The student is familiar with the methods suitable for research and development projects and masters the basics of qualitative, quantitative and development methods. The student complies with good scientific practice, is familiar with data protection and data management principles and can apply these principles in research and development activities. The student identifies factors influencing the reliability and quality of research and development projects and knows the basics of how to assess them. The student masters the basics of expert communications.

The course can be accredited with advanced studies completed earlier for a Master’s degree or in a university (60 ECTS), provided that the contents of the completed courses correspond to the contents of these courses.