Study Guide

Objective

Competence goals

You know the basic concepts related to research and development, as well as the different stages of the research process and the related principles and choices.
You know the ethical principles that guide good scientific practice and research, as well as the most common ways of obtaining and analyzing information.
You are able to participate in development, innovation and research processes.
You can identify and utilize the opportunities of the Arctic region to create innovative, multidisciplinary working life connections working in cooperation networks and multidisciplinary projects.
You manage information retrieval from the most common databases in your field.
You can read and critically evaluate scientific publications.

Content

Contents

Research, development and innovation process
- Stages of the research and development process
- Development and innovation activities
- Ethics and reliability of research and development

Research approaches and methods
- Basic concepts of research
- Key development, research and analysis methods used in nursing
- Data acquisition methods, main databases, data retrieval
- Research development

Operational development and innovation activities
- Project work and project activities
- Utilization of research data

Common research approaches and methods in nursing
Basic concepts of research
Key development, research and analysis methods used in nursing science:
- Functional thesis
- Qualitative research approach
- Quantitative research approach and orientation to statistical mathematics
- Descriptive literature review
- Methods of data acquisition, main databases of health sciences, research data retrieval: information literacy
- Scientific writing

Utilization of research data, functional development and innovation activities in nursing
- Project work and project activities
- Utilization of research data

Location and time

Active participation in the course's Zoom events is very important (see below). During these days, we will agree on common practices (for example, work done in groups) and study things that support your learning. Otherwise independent studies in an online learning environment (Moodle).

Guidance webinars:
10.2.2025 at 12:30-14.00, on Zoom.
Study course information and discussions.
17.2.2025 at 12.30-15.45, on Zoom.
Qualitative and quantitative research.
Functional thesis.

Materials

The learning material and literature of the study course with instructions is in the study course's Moodle workspace.

Teaching methods

The study course includes two real-time guidance webinars with following content:
1. Information and discussion about the study course's goals, implementation, learning tasks, evaluation of the study course and learning support.
2. Research and development work methods that support your learning in this course and that you will need in the near future, especially in the planning and implementation of the thesis that is part of your degree.

In other respects, you study the course independently in the Moodle online learning environment. Some of the learning tasks in the course are individual tasks, some are pair work or group tasks. The teacher responsible for this study period is available throughout the study period as mutually agreed upon at the beginning of the study period.

Exam schedules

You can do the online exams and learning tasks of the course according to your own schedule. Pay attention to the implementation time of the course.

International connections

In the course, you study the basics of research and development work and you acquire skills that are needed, e.g. in international cooperation. The skills acquired in the course create a foundation for possible further studies at the master's level in universities in different countries.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You name the basic concepts related to research and development activities as well as the various phases of the research process, including the related principles and choices.

You name the ethical principles that guide good scientific practice and research as well as the most common methods of obtaining and analysing information.

You are able to take part in development, innovation and research processes.

You describe opportunities in the Arctic area for forging innovative and multidisciplinary connections in working life through collaboration networks and multidisciplinary projects.

You obtain information in the most common databases of health sciences.

You read and utilise scientific publications.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You explain the basic concepts related to research and development activities as well as the various phases of the research process, including the related principles and choices.

You utilise the ethical principles that guide good scientific practice and research as well as the most common methods of obtaining and analysing information.

You take part in development, innovation and research processes.

You explain opportunities in the Arctic area for forging innovative and multidisciplinary connections in working life through collaboration networks and multidisciplinary projects.

You obtain information in the most common databases of health sciences.

You utilise and assess scientific publications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You apply and utilise basic concepts related to research and development activities in the various phases of the research process and interpret the related principles and choices.

You diversely utilise the ethical principles that guide good scientific practice and research as well as the most common methods of obtaining and analysing information.

You take part in development, innovation and research processes, assessing them in a critical manner.

You utilise and interpret opportunities in the Arctic area for forging innovative and multidisciplinary connections in working life through collaboration networks and multidisciplinary projects.

You obtain information in the most common databases of health sciences, assessing them in a critical manner.

You read scientific publications, assessing them in a critical manner.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the course is based on the evaluation criteria according to the curriculum.

Online exams and learning tasks are evaluated on a scale of: 1-5/failed or passed/to be completed. The overall grade consists of the average of online exams and learning tasks.