Course code

IFI7007.DT

old course code

IFI7007

Course title in Estonian

Uurimismeetodid

Course title in English

Research Methods

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To create opportunities for acquiring theoretical knowledge about various research approaches and to support developing ones ability to apply as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of different research methods.

Brief description of the course

How to write a research plan and proposal, how to formulate research questions and choose appropriate methods
Classification and main features of research approaches/ methodologies and methods.
Overview of research designs for empirical and design research: experiment, survey, grounded theory, case study, action research, evaluation research. The following research methods are covered: designing controlled experiments, designing questionnaires, conducting interviews, analyzing verbal data, analyzing transaction logs
Course consists of seminars where students are expected to be actively involved. In addition every student must submit home assignment, which consists of three parts and covers all methodological aspects of the research project.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- recognizes and can comparatively differentiate between different types of research designs;
- knows what are the main quality criteria for academic research and can evaluate the quality of a given study according to these criteria;
- can set up research questions and choose the appropriate methodology according to the set questions;
- can design simple instruments for data collection;
- can structure the study while writing up and format the thesis according to the requirements.

Teacher

Martin Sillaots

The course is a prerequisite

Additional information

- Üliõpilane osaleb aktiivselt loengutes ja seal tehtavates töödes, puudutud seminarides tehtud tööd sooritatakse iseseisvalt ja arvestatakse pärast kursuse juhendaja hinnangute arvesse võtmist.
- Üliõpilane koostab esitab määratud tähtajaks oma magistritöö uuringu ülesehituse plaan-skeemi.
- Lähtuvalt oma magistritööst valmistab üliõpilane kursuse lõpuks ette uurimistöö plaani, ning teeb selles vajalikud parandused vastavalt õppejõu soovitustele.

Eksami hinne kujuneb iseseisvate ja rühmatööde koondhindena.

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