Aim and Content

Aim:

To introduce the students to reading, critical thinking and discussing within the nursing scientific (research) tradition. To develop an individual project plan.

Contents:

The course is broad, and consists of seminars in e.g. the study fields of life quality, praxeology, global health and life-world research in health care sciences. The lecturers will be both scientists from UiB and invited external speakers.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, the students should be able to:

• Hold knowledge in nursing scientific thinking and tradition
• Read and discuss scientific papers and critically reflect on the contents of the text
• Develop and present choices for individual research designs/project plans

Course offered (semester)

Autumn and spring

Course Unit Level

Master

Pre-requirements

Bachelor of nursing or other bachelor in health science

Teaching Methods

Seminars in different research groups

Writing and presenting individual research design/project plan

Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory attendance and active participation in a minimum of 8 seminars (24 hours) over two semesters.

Writing and presenting individual research design/project plan

Assessment methods

Mappeinnlevering av prosjektplan

Grading Scale

Pass/fail

Reading List

Scientific papers