MIED4020 – Research Methods II
Course description
Course content
This course builds upon MIED4010 – Research Methods I. The course aims at providing you with the skills to plan and design your research in a way that is analytically powerful and practically feasible. The course will increase your understanding of the choices involved in planning and designing a research project, including the assessment of what methods are suited to deal with different research questions. You will, amongst other things, be introduced into various types of research designs, data collection methods, and data analysis approaches.?
Learning outcome
Upon successful completion of the course you are expected to:?
Knowledge:
??? ?have knowledge on various kinds of research designs
??? ?have a thorough understanding of how qualitative and quantitative research methods can be used in the two areas of specialisation in the programme
Skills:
??? ?be able to identify and justify a research problem and research questions related to a certain topic
??? ?be able to develop a sufficiently coherent research design?
??? ?be able to assess the appropriateness of different kinds of research designs and methodology, for instance, in terms of their transparency, validity and quality
??? ?be able to reflect upon and assess the ethical dilemmas of data collection and analysis
General competences:
??? ?be able to effectively plan and design research work
?? ? demonstrate critical and reflective thinking, in oral and written forms, required for independently planning and designing a research project in your selected area of specialisation
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures.
This course is primarily for students enrolled in the Master?in Education programme.
Other Master students at UiO, as well as eligible exchange students, who are interested in taking this course can be admitted if there are available places.
Only students who have been admitted to this course may attend the lectures, seminars and examinations.?
Ranking:
All students enrolled in the Master in?Education programme have equal access to the course.
Other applicants may be considered based on capacity. If there are available places, exchange students will be prioritized before master students on other programme. ?
Capacity: maximum 60 students
Formal prerequisite knowledge
You must have successfully completed MIED4010 or equivalent in order to have access to this course.?
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with MIED2020 – Research Methods II.
Teaching
The course consists of lectures and seminars.
There is a mandatory 80% attendance requirement for this course. If you do not fulfil the mandatory attendance requirement, you must complete an additional assignment prior to passing the course. The requirement for the additional assignment is at the discretion of the lecturer.
All the coursework is taking place at the University of Oslo Blindern campus.
Access to teaching:
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
The examination consists of a mini project involving the selection of a specific topic relevant to the course, collecting data, analysis and reporting. This assessment is designed to assess your ability to apply qualitative and/or quantitative research methods to a real-world research problem, enabling you ?to showcase your proficiency in research design, data collection, and analysis. Throughout the semester, you are encouraged to work on this project. The final report will be between 2000-3000 words. ?
Deadline for submission will be announced before the course begins.
You must have completed the attendance requirements for this course prior to taking the final examination.
One or more examiners will evaluate the exam.
The examination will count as the entire portion of the course grade.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
Re-sit examination
- If you fail the exam you are allowed to re-sit the exam during the same semester.
- If you are ill?during the exam period?or have valid absence from the assignment you are allowed to re-sit the exam within the same semester.
- If you wish to retake the exam in order to improve the grade, you may do so during the next offering of the course. You have the opportunity to retake the exam without retaking the compulsory components unless there are changes to the requirements in the course in the semester that you register for retake.
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- Explanation of grades and appeals
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- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.