Administrative information
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Title
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Research design |
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| Duration |
60 |
| Module |
D |
| Lesson Type |
Lecture |
| Focus |
Ethical Research in Practice |
| Topic |
Literature |
Keywords
research questions, hypotheses, data collection, data analysis and interpretation,
Learning Goals
- Student is familiar with key research design concepts
- Students will be familiar with the various components of research design
- Studennts will know the role of hypotheses, the selection of appropriate methodologies, and considerations for data collection and analysis
- By practical examples students will learn about how to apply key theoretical elements
Expected Preparation
Learning Events to be Completed Before
None.
Obligatory for Students
- Search and select a research report on the web individually or in a small group (chosen/assigned by lecturer). Focus on the details of the planning and objectives selection part; what is it, how it were followed by research actions, what choices were made during the research project. Prepare a brief (maximum one page or 3 slides) report on your observations
Optional for Students
- Check in the documentation of an EU research call (e.g. Horizon Europe calls) what elements of a research project should be defined in the plan to submit.
References and background for students
- Creswell, John W., Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th Edition, SAGE Publications, Inc, 2023.
Recommended for Teachers
- Check the slides attached, revise the students brief report and select some of them to introduce.
Lesson materials
The materials of this learning event are available under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Instructions for Teachers
Please check and consider to apply the following outline.
Outline
| Duration (min) |
Description |
Concepts |
Activity |
Material |
| 5 / topic (3 selected student work from obligatory preparations) |
Short presentation (by students) on design aspects of examplary research project |
What are the objectives and hypothesis of the research project?
How research actions were planned? How was data collection and analyses perfromed?
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Student presentations |
Student's brief reports |
| 5 |
Discuss the common elements of the reports, weaknesses or best parts |
Structure and elements of research design |
Class discussion |
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| 20 |
Discuss the principles of research design |
Role of research design, elements, some details of the parts |
Presentation |
Slides (No: 1-6) |
| 15 |
Discuss typical research design processes in selected domains |
Designing process steps, variety in different domains |
Presentation |
Slides (No: 7-10) |
| 5 |
Wrap-up discussion |
Discuss findings from examples, conclude on best practices |
Class discussion |
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More information
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Acknowledgements
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The Human-Centered AI Masters programme was co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union Under Grant №CEF-TC-2020-1 Digital Skills 2020-EU-IA-0068.
The materials of this learning event are available under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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The HCAIM consortium consists of three excellence centres, three SMEs and four Universities
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