Course content

The course is an obligatory component in the third semester of the two-year program Research in Special Needs Education (master).

Areas of study include:

  • Theory of science; research problems and strategies in special needs education
  • Qualitative and quantitative research designs, methods, instruments, data analysis and presentation
  • Research ethics
  • Principles and techniques of statistical analysis
  • Conceptualising and conducting a research proposal

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The course aims to give students a broad understanding of research methodology, including theory of science and qualitative and quantitative methods.

Skills:

The course aims to give students skills for critical reading of research literature and for developing a research proposal for a master’s thesis project.

Competence:

Students should become competent in planning, conducting, evaluating and presenting a research project.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Only students formally accepted onto the programme may attend this course.

Suitability assessment

All teaching in special needs education are covered by the Norwegian regulations?relating to?suitability assessment in higher education.

In special cases, a report of concern/doubt can lead to exclusion from the study. See information about suitability assessments at the Department of Special Needs Education

Formal prerequisite knowledge

The following courses must have been successfully completed:

Overlapping courses

Teaching

  • Lectures
  • Workshops
  • Literature studies
  • Individual assignments
  • Virtual classroom (Canvas)