RSNE4310 ¨C Specialization in quantitative data analysis

Course content

This applied course equips students with essential skills in data analysis. Participants learn about various data collection methods and quantitative research methods, including their applications and limitations. To tailor the learning to students¡¯ needs, parts of the course are set aside for exploring quantitative methods specifically relevant to their interests. By the end of the course, the students have learned to select appropriate methods for their research questions, conduct and interpret analyses, and communicate results. They also develop the competence to evaluate existing quantitative research that applies these and similar quantitative approaches.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

?After completing the course, you should have gained knowledge about:??

• Types of data collection?

• Types of quantitative research methods, their uses, interpretation, and limitations

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Skills?

After completing the course, you should be able to:??

• Know how to select quantitative research methods based on different kinds of data

• Apply quantitative research methods to data sets

• Report and interpret the results?

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General competence??

After completing the course, you should have gained:?

• The ability to select, implement, and interpret the results of commonly used quantitative research methods

• The ability to read and evaluate the strengths and limitations of results of published studies that employ quantitative methods

Admission to the course

Requires admission to the master¡¯s programme in Research in Special Needs Education or the master¡¯s programme in Special Needs Education.?This course is also open for international exchange students at Master's level.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

RSNE4011 and RSNE4013?or equivalent.

Recommended previous knowledge

RSNE4012?or equivalent.

Teaching

The teaching is comprised of lectures and seminars.??

Compulsory activities:

• Individual written assignment

The compulsory component must be completed and approved before you are allowed to sit the exam.

Examination

Individual written 4 hour examination (school exam).

Examination support material

All examination support material is allowed.

Language of examination

You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.

Resit an examination

Students who do not pass an exam may have a second attempt as soon as it is possible to arrange. This is called a re-sit examination. The re-sit examination is held within 3 months of the original examination.

Students who have passed their exam, but who wish to improve their grade may not participate in a re-sit examination. You may take an exam to improve your grades the next time the course has an ordinary exam, as long as you have not already used all three attempts. The Department of Special Needs Education will provide information and guidelines about the re-sit examination.

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• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

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