KURSPLAN
Research Strategies and Design Problems, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Research Strategies and Design Problems, 7.5 credits
Kursplan för studenter höst 2020
Kurskod: HRDS27
Fastställd av: Utbildningschef 2017-02-22
Gäller fr.o.m.: 2017-08-21
Version: 1
Diarienummer:2017/864 (313) Department of Behavioral Science and Social Work
Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå
Utbildningsområde: Samhällsvetenskapliga området
Ämnesgrupp: BU2
Fördjupning: A1F
Huvudområde: Studier om barn och ungdom

Lärandemål

Upon completion of the course, the student should have the;

Kunskap och förståelse

Färdighet och förmåga

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

Innehåll

- presenting and discussing different research designs in quantitative and qualitative research traditions (e.g. randomized control trials, single subject designs, grounded theory, discourse analysis) in relation to principles and criteria for drawing valid conclusions
- principles in quantitative designs include internal validity, construct validity, statistical validity and external validity and in qualitative studies questions of quality and verification
- principles in qualitative research design include trustworthiness and credibility
- an in-depth evaluation of the quality of published research based on issues of validity and reliability in methods chosen

Undervisningsformer

The course is a part-time distance course involving streamed web-based lectures and live or video seminars. The lectures will be videotaped, streamed and presented on the web. The students are expected to view one lecture a week at a time of convenience. Each week a live or video-seminar is scheduled to follow up on the lecture of the week. The seminar is meant to give students an opportunity to discuss the design presented in the lecture with the lecturer and to apply the design to their own area of interest. If not all students can meet on campus both a live seminar and a video seminar is offered. Students are required to participate actively in these seminars. Scheduled time each week (lecture plus video seminar) is 8 hours. Time for home assignment and literature studies is approximated to 12 hours a week. First lecture and final seminar will be held live at Jönköping University.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Förkunskapskrav

The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor’s degree (i.e. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) within health and caring sciences, behavioral science, social work, or educational sciences, including independent, theoretical based work- i.e. a thesis or equivalent. Proof of English proficiency is required.
In addition, the student has completed the first year of the master’s program Interventions in Childhood, 60 credits, at Jönköping University or the equivalent.

Examination och betyg

Kursen bedöms med betygen A, B, C, D, E, FX eller F.

The students will be examined by two individual papers, one for each home assignment. The paper can be written in Swedish or English.

Poängregistrering av examinationen för kursen sker enligt följande system:
ExaminationsmomentOmfattningBetyg
Individual paper2,5 hpU/G
Final examination15 hpA/B/C/D/E/FX/F
1 Bestämmer kursens slutbetyg vilket utfärdas först när samtliga moment godkänts.

Övrigt

The learning outcomes of the course are focused on helping students to understand and apply issues of research strategies and design in their research. Therefore the examination method is focused on helping the student to critically appraise published research studies and their own research studies in terms of design and validity in relation to the stated research questions. These learning outcomes will be assessed by:
1. A written individual home-assignment in which the student is required to analyse one published quantitative study and one qualitative study in terms of validity and quality/verification respectively.
2. A written individual home assignment in which the student is required to discuss a planned or implemented study in his/her own dissertation work in terms of design, validity and/or quality/verification.

Kurslitteratur

Kazdin, A.E (2003). Research design in clinical psychology. Boston: Allyon & Bacon.

Creswell, J. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design. Choosing among five traditions. London: Sage Publications.

In addition papers/book chapters assigned by lecturers.