Learning outcomes

To familiarise students with practical aspect of designing a research project and writing a research plan.

Contents

• Preparation and processing research plan for master’s thesis using a model plan as a template
• Familiarising oneself with other students’ research plans, giving constructive feedback
• Background and justification to the research project
• Aims, hypothesis and approach of the study
• Study population, representative sample, selection criteria, recruitment and sample size calculations
• Methodology and plan for data collection and analysis
• Defining outcome variables
• Protection against bias, internal and external validity of the results
• Ethical considerations relating to the research process
• Practical arrangements of the study, budgeting

Further information on prerequisites and recommendations

Attendance is limited to students enrolled on the Master's program in Health Sciences (International Health).

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Independent work	134 h	0 h
Seminar	16 h	0 h

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Pass/fail.
Seminar participation and presentations are graded pass/fail

Recommended year of study

1. year spring

Further information

Attendance is limited Master’s Degree in Health Sciences (International Health) students

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