Upon completion of the course students should have the ability to:

• describe and discuss various quantitative research and analysis methods
• describe and discuss various qualitative research and analysis methods.

• critically evaluate research methods in relation to a well-defined aim
• determine and apply appropriate statistical tests for different types of empirical data
• determine and apply appropriate methods for analysis of qualitative data
• use statistical packages (e.g. SPSS and Excel) and apply common statistical tests.

• appreciate the importance of research ethics
• develop independent thinking for critically analysing research reports.

- research ethics
- qualitative data collection methods
- common methods for analysing qualitative data
- quantitative research design
- data management and descriptive statistics
- hypothesis testing (including tests between two or more groups)
- measurement error
- reliability and validity
- statistical power

The course is conducted in the form of online instructional content, lectures and tutorials.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

General entry requirements.

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

The course examination will be based upon a two-part individual examination (one part is conducted using statistical analysis software).

A university lecturer will serve as examiner for this course.

Examinationsmoment	Omfattning	Betyg
Examination	7,5 hp	A/B/C/D/E/FX/F