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

Themes and essential content:
Research, development and innovation process - Steps of the research and development process - Development and innovation activities - Ethics and reliability of research and development work Most common research approaches and methods - Basic research concepts - Key development, research and analytical methods used in your field - Methods of information acquisition, key databases, searching for research data - Development in research Operational development and innovation - Project work and activities - Utilising research data

Location and time

Spring 2023

Materials

Methodological literature

Teaching methods

This course of study will be implemented mainly independently. Information about the course will be given in the beginning and two online-webinars will be held during the study period.

Exam schedules

There are independent online-exams and small tasks, which can be completed according own schedule.

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 govern 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 your field.
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 govern 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, assessing them.
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 govern 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.

Qualifications

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