Basics of Quantitative Research (3cr)

Objective

The students have deepened their knowledge of the characteristics and approaches of quantitative research. They know how to collect quantitative data reliably and ethically, to process it, and to present the results.

Content

Data collection methods
Descriptive research
Explaining research
Experimental research
Classical test setting
Choice of cohort: sampling methods
Measurement scales
Reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity of measurements
Randomization
Intervention
Saving and analysing data
-descriptive statistics: parameters, cross-tabulation
-analytic statistics: correlations, khi square, t-test
Reporting results

Qualifications

The students master the stages, approaches and alternative data collection methods of the research process.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assignment reported in writing, teacher's assessment