Research Methods and Data Analysis
Course code
MIA7009
old course code
MIA7009
Course title in Estonian
Uurimismeetodid ja andmeanalüüs
Course title in English
Research Methods and Data Analysis
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
• ability to choose appropriate research methods and approaches to solve the formulated research problems;
• ability to recognise and comparatively differentiate between different types of research designs;
• awareness of the main quality criteria for academic research;
• skills for setting up research questions and choosing the appropriate methodology according to the questions set;
• ability to design simple instruments for data collection;
• ability to create statistical data-tables with an appropriate structure;
• understanding of the principles of data analysis;
• experience in setting up questions about data which lead to statistical analysis;
• understanding of main concepts of descriptive statistics, knowledge of prerequisites for their correct application and ability to interpret the results of the analysis correctly;
• ability to recognise different types of variables
• ability to recognise and comparatively differentiate between different types of research designs;
• awareness of the main quality criteria for academic research;
• skills for setting up research questions and choosing the appropriate methodology according to the questions set;
• ability to design simple instruments for data collection;
• ability to create statistical data-tables with an appropriate structure;
• understanding of the principles of data analysis;
• experience in setting up questions about data which lead to statistical analysis;
• understanding of main concepts of descriptive statistics, knowledge of prerequisites for their correct application and ability to interpret the results of the analysis correctly;
• ability to recognise different types of variables
Brief description of the course
The purpose of the Research Methods and Data Analysis course is to give a basic knowledge of research methods and to develop skills to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of different research methods. The course is also aimed at providing participants with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for processing statistical data and carrying out elementary data analysis. In addition to that, the course is set up to develop the ability to choose appropriate methods for analysis and presen¬tation, as well as to understand and interpret correctly the meaning of statistical results.
The purpose of the Research Methods and Data Analysis course is to give a basic knowledge of research methods and to develop skills to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of different research methods. The course is also aimed at providing participants with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for pr
The purpose of the Research Methods and Data Analysis course is to give a basic knowledge of research methods and to develop skills to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of different research methods. The course is also aimed at providing participants with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for pr
Teacher
Dr Katrin Niglas
Prerequisite course 1