Course syllabus for Scientific Design and Method

Vetenskaplig design och metod

Versions of this syllabus:

Spring 2027

Essential data

Course code: 1AR037
Course name: Scientific Design and Method
Credits: 7.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Not applicable
Level: GX - First cycle
Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Decided by: Utbildningsnämnden NVS
Decision date: 2026-10-19
Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2027

Examination

If there are special grounds, or a need for adaptation for a student with a disability, the examiner may decide to deviate from the syllabus's regulations on the examination form, the number of examination opportunities, the possibility of supplementation or exemptions from the compulsory section/s of the course etc. Content and learning outcomes as well as the level of expected skills, knowledge and abilities may not be changed, removed or reduced.

Transitional provisions

An examination will be made available for a period of one year in the event of the course being discontinued or a new course syllabus being devised.

Other directives

Course evaluation is carried out according to the guidelines established by the Board of Education.
The course will not be credited in a degree together with another course the student has completed and passed which completely or partly corresponds to the contents of this course.

Literature and other teaching aids

Recomended literature

  • Barmark, M., & Djurfeldt, G. (2020). Statistisk verktygslåda 0 : att förstå och förändra världen med siffror (Andra upplagan). Studentlitteratur. ISBN 9789144140902, 
  • Friberg, F. (Red.). (2022). Dags för uppsats : vägledning för litteraturbaserade examensarbeten (Fjärde upplagan). Studentlitteratur. ISBN: 9789144151663 
  • Kristensson, J. (2014). Handbok i uppsatsskrivande och forskningsmetodik för studenter inom hälso- och vårdvetenskap (1. utg.). Natur & kultur. ISBN: 9789127131200 
  • Kvale, S., & Brinkmann, S. (2014). Den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun (S.-E. Torhell, Övers.; Tredje [reviderade] upplagan). Studentlitteratur. ISBN: 9789144101675 
  • Höglund-Nielsen, B., & Granskär, M. (Red.). (2017). Tillämpad kvalitativ forskning inom hälso- och sjukvård (Tredje upplagan). Studentlitteratur. ISBN: 9789144118635 

Reference literature

  • Malterud, K. (2014). Kvalitativa metoder i medicinsk forskning : en introduktion (3., [uppdaterade] uppl.). Studentlitteratur. ISBN: 9789144094984
  •  Trost, J., & Hultåker, O. (2016). Enkätboken (Femte upplagan). Studentlitteratur. ISBN: 9789144115450
  • Alvinius, A., Borglund, A., & Larsson, G. (2023). Tematisk analys : din handbok till fascinerande vetenskap (Upplaga 1). Studentlitteratur. ISBN 9789144151021