Research Methodology

Professor Riitta Keiski

University lecturer Mika Huuhtanen and researcher Esa Turpeinen

Contents: 1) Science and research politics. 2) Researcher education. 3) Fundamentals of philosophy of science. 4) Starting a research work: research types, funding, the process of research work, finding the research area, choosing the research topic, information sources. 5) Research plan and collecting data, experimental methods and significance of the variables, systematic experimental design, collecting experimental data, test equipments, reliability of the results, problems in laboratory experiments, modelling and simulation. 6) Mathematical analysis of results. 7) Reporting: writing a scientific text, referring, writing diploma, licentiate and doctoral theses, or reports. 8) Other issues connected to research work: ethical issues and future of research. 9) Examples of scientific research in practice. Lectures in Finnish.

Literature: Melville, S & Goddard, W: Research Methodology; An Introduction for Science and Engineering Students. Kenwyn 1996, Juta & Co. Ltd. 167 pp. Hirsijärvi, S., Remes, P. & Sajavaara, P.: Tutki ja kirjoita. Jyväskylä 2004, Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. 436 pp. Material introduced in the lectures.