PSYK2400 Research Methods 2 - N=1-designs, Evaluation, and Documentation Course description

When embarking on research and exchange work, it is important to be able to formulate precise and operational goals, choose measurement methods and a design and method that are suitable for determining change, and clearly communicate findings.

An important instrument in the planning and documentation of individual measures is an individual plan, which is a statutory right for users with complex needs for services.

Passed the course PSYK2100.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• describe broad knowledge of the procedure for proper planning and documentation
• explain how scientific journals evaluate and assess articles
• explain the APA standard (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association)

Skills

The student can

• design and give grounds for research questions that can be scientifically studied
• plan and conduct an experimental study
• write a report based on the APA standard
• write a summary of and assess a scientific article
• develop and give grounds for goals in change work and clinical work
• design an individual plan

General competence

The student can

• describe the difference between goals and measures/strategies
• describe the procedure for conducting a scientific study from planning to publication
• formulate overall goals (visions), general goals and specific goals

Work and teaching methods used in the course are seminars, self-study, supervised written assignments, workshops, and practical exercises in the seminars. On the basis of the information given from a case, the students, working in groups, will develop treatment goals on different levels, justify the treatment goals, and present them to the class. In addition, the students will individually develop a research question for a scientific study, plan and conduct the study and write a method and result section.

To prepare for the examination must the following obtain approved:

• Participation throughout the day in 7 seminars. The seminars include both individual and group presentations

Individual written home examination over four days, maximum 3,500 words.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Understanding the fundamental principles of dynamics and control that can be employed in a variety of contemporary applications is an essential skill for the modern engineer. The course provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical demonstrations across a broad range of modern dynamic systems, and the methods used in their applications.

The students will learn the principles of the electro-mechanical systems design, acquire a theoretical background for the study of the dynamics and control of robotic systems, with practical application of control loop in robotics, based on case studies and critical analysis. Embedded systems and their applications will also be discussed. When designing a dynamic structure, several advanced techniques will be considered. Therefore, this course offers the students a unique source of practical information on Mechatronics, State Machine and Sequence Diagrams, Programming and software engineering in mechatronics, Case studies of using Arduino hardware and software in dynamic structures, along with guidance on using analogue and digital signals for various applications.

Dynamic structures and applications course will also cover advances in assistive technology: from wheelchairs to exoskeletons, as well as sensors and actuators used for monitoring various parameters of the dynamic systems. Fundamental principles and case studies of systems and sensors for earthquake, or extreme dynamic loading monitoring, will be used.

The elective course is initiated provided that the number of students who choose this course is sufficient.

No prerequisites.