Working Life Science, Research Methods

The aim of the course is that students acquire basic knowledge of investigation and research methodology with special relevance for issues in working life, and that they develop the ability to apply different methods and data collecting techniques
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- give an account of the research process,
- give an account of the characteristics of academic articles and reports (texts),
- understand how academic texts are reviewed,
- formulate a research problem,
- understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative studies,
- apply different data collection methods and choice of methods,
- plan and carry out an investigation.

Instruction is in the form of lectures, group work and seminars. Students work with interviews and questionnaires.

Progressive specialisation: G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.