Research and Development Skills (5cr)

Intro

Development belongs to each and every one in the organizations. During this course you will learn the basics of research and development methods. You will also learn about scientific research methods and tools for ideation, innovation and development. The primary aim is not to turn you in to professional researcher - but you will learn how to create surveys, recognize different types of interviews and how to analyze the data you have gathered. After completing this course, you will be able to apply your new skills in working life situations as well as start your thesis in Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

Learning objectives

A student who has completed this course or acquired similar competence is able, in his/her own thesis or in other development project:

• gather relevant information and critically evaluate sources and reliability of the information
• describe the research process in a matter-of-fact and structured way and mark the sources appropriately
• use a method suitable for one's own thesis or project to gather and analyse data and working life information
• justify the choices made and make concrete development proposals
• apply ethical principles at all stages of one's own research or development work
• develop a topic for one’s own thesis
• identify the method options needed to complete one's thesis, and recognize the stages of Haaga-Helia's thesis process.

Contents

Please see the learning targets. More detailed information of the content can be found in the implementation descriptions.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Execution methods: All implementation methods (contact, blended, online and virtual).

Recognition of Learning

If you have prior research and development competences, the course can be completed as a demonstration. For more information please see Haaga-Helia web page, https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

To demonstrate your prior learning, please, enroll to a DEMO implementation of this course. Detailed instructions about the demonstration are available in the Moodle site of the DEMO implementation.

Learning materials

Learning materials will be announced in the Moodle site of the course.

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences 2022. Guidelines for Long Reports and Theses. Haaga-Helia Bachelor’s Degree. Bachelor’s Thesis Instructions.

Starting level and linkage with other courses

The course precedes the Bachelor´s thesis. During or after the course, the student registers for the thesis process in the Wihi-system.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

The student
- Is able to find sources necessary for development and research work and masters reference techniques.
- Is able to write a research and development plan.
- Recognizes different research methods and ethical questions related to research work.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Assessment criteria - grade 3

The student (in addition to the previous)
- Is able to choose and apply suitable methods for gathering working life information.
- Can analyse information and data, and justify one’s choices.
- Can describe the research process and suggest concrete development proposals.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Assessment criteria - grade 5

The student (in addition to the previous)
- Is able to critically assess the reliability of information, analyses and research.
- Can apply ethical principles throughout one’s research and development work.
- Is able to assess development proposals and their implementation in working life.