The student
- is able to describe the scientific research process in nursing research
- is able to distinguish the quantitative and qualitative approaches from each other
- is able to choose the proper data collection and analysis methods for each approach
- is able to assess the ethical principles of scientific research
- identifies the scientific challenges in nursing and perceives solutions for them
- is able to choose and delimit the thesis topic supporting his/her own learning and working life
- is able to explain his/her own choices with scientific arguments
- is able to independently seek data for the theoretical basis of the thesis
- is able to make a thesis plan in accordance with the instructions and to explain his/her choices and topic limitations
- is able to name main information sources in his/her field and systematically search for information on his/her topic
- is able to critically evaluate information and use it ethically in his/her thesis and in working life after his/her studies.

The student has completed three supervised clinical practices in nursing and participated in the course on Nursing Science in Past and Today.

Nursing research
- recent studies in nursing science
- research ethics
- steps of the study process
- empirical research: quantitative, qualitative
- theoretical research
- data collection and analysis methods and their use

Statistics
- basics of SPSS
- use of the e-form editor — making an electronic questionnaire
- measuring scales
- description of statistical data
- basics of processing and reporting data

Orientation to the Bachelor’s Thesis
- projects in the bachelor’s thesis
- choosing and delimiting the topic for the bachelor’s thesis
- process of the bachelor’s thesis
- working life connection
- analysis tasks
- the bachelor’s thesis plan

Pass

The student

- is able to seek information on the topic of his / her thesis

- can identify the different aspects of previous studies

- is able to describe the research process

- knows the principles of quantitative, qualitative and theoretical research

- can identify the basics of statistics

- utilises the guidance and literature in the preparation of the thesis plan



Fail

The student

- does not know the stages of the research process

- cannot identify the different aspects of previous studies

- does not have knowledge of research methods

- cannot explain the basics of statistics

- has not utilized guidance and literature in the preparation of the thesis plan