Module 'Basics of research and development work'

Subject objective
To explain the basics of evidence based research work by using different
information sources (incl speciality databases), to plan and conduct applied
scientific researches and development works, and to value the ethic issues in research work.
Learning outcomes
Having passed the course, the student:
1. has general knowledge about information society, infotechnology
instruments, information studies and databases;
2. can use e-learning possibilities in the web-based study-environment
‘IVA’;
3. knows, recognizes and can use Estonian and English terminology;
4. knows and recognizes the different starting points, models and methods of
scientific works and researches, and can apply them;
5. can formulate the objective, hypothesis and activity plan for work by
proceeding from evidence based information, has an understanding and
skills for conducting it;
6. can compose and present written work and defend it in discussions;
7. uses different starting points, models and methods of scientific works and researches;
8. has skills in Estonian language at least on C 1 level;
9. has skills in at least one foreign language no less than on B 1 level.