Research and Development MethodologiesLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

- you know how the research and development are a part of your professional skills
- you understand the differences and similarities between basic research, applied research and development
- you have basic knowledge of various research and development methods
- you know how to acquire and use information based on research and development activities in you field.

Content

1. Research, development and innovation
- basic research, applied research, R&D, development work
- direction of reasoning (induction, deduction, abduction)
- information acquisition, source criticism
- development process (PDCA, DMAIC)
2. Development approaches
- case study
- action research
- service design
- innovation
- anticipation
3. Development methods
- value analysis
- benchmarking
- interview
- scenarios

Note! Participation in the course requires that at least 30 ECTS of complementary studies have been completed.