Curriculum for the elective subject of Research in Practice (FIP1-01)

Research in Practice

Idea generation

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• find problems, formulate researchable questions and offer recommended hypotheses
• plan investigations based on one's own research or group research and hypotheses
• participate in discussions about one's own research and the research of others
• provide arguments for one's own hypotheses in light of findings and other relevant investigations and studies

Practical investigation

The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to

• carry out planned investigations and make relevant adjustments along the way
• use relevant methods and equipment to gather and analyse data
• demonstrate and explain methods, use of equipment and procedures for gathering data in finished research projects
• systemise data so that patterns can be easily seen and evaluate uncertainties
• communicate the results from one's own projects