How to apply
For ph.d. candidates at USN: Register in Studentweb.
External applicants outside of USN can use this application form. Deadline for applying is November 3rd.
1 page about relevans for your own project is required, as an attachment, in addition to the application.
The course requires a minimum of 5 registered participants to be held according to plan.
Content
Collaborative research is based on the principle that everyone affected by a research process should be heard and have influence on both the process and the results. Collaboration in research is often a requirement for funding and is usually justified by the fact that research gains higher quality and usefulness. Collaborative research provides everyone involved with good opportunities for learning and increases the likelihood that the research will be utilized in practice. At the same time, it is not obvious what collaborative research is, and what prerequisites must be met for learning, usefulness, and high research quality to become a reality. This PhD course provides an overview of the scientific understandings of collaborative research, and provides examples of different collaborative research designs and approaches.
Key topics in the course are power, ethics, and research quality. Methods used in collaborative research initiate social practices that involve everyone who participates. Specifically, who collaborates, on what, and what resource and other prerequisites they have, vary and are significant for how collaboration is conducted and research quality is realized. In this course, health, social, and welfare contexts will be particularly highlighted.
The course will emphasize collaboration in groups. The students will go into basis groups during the course.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following competences:
Knowledge:
- have in-depth knowledge of collaborative research methodology and can relate this methodology to fundamental understandings in philosophy of science.
- can assess the appropriateness and application of various collaborative methods and processes in research and professional development projects.
- can contribute to the development of new knowledge through collaborative research in their field.
Skills:
- can develop designs for collaborative research.
- can lead complex interdisciplinary tasks and projects using collaborative research methodology.
- can handle complex professional questions and challenge established knowledge and practices of collaborative research methodology.
General competences:
- can identify relevant ethical issues and conduct their research with professional integrity in collaborative research.
- can conduct collaborative research and professional development at a high international level.
- can assess the need for, initiate, and drive innovation using collaborative research methodology.