Methodology Centre for Human Sciences (IHME)
The Methodology Centre for Human Sciences (IHME) offers to the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥'s doctoral students and researchers training and events on related to the philosophy of science, ethics of science and general research skills across faculty boundaries. The importance of methodological knowledge and skills is essential for the researcher's work, and Methodology Centre for Human Sciences aims to meet the need for methodological competence at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. Courses are organized in both Finnish and English. Course offerings vary each year.
IHME organized Finland's first method festival in 2009, which gathered 600 participants both from abroad and from different parts of Finland. Today, Method Festivals are organized every two years in cooperation with the University of Tampere. The last method festival was organized in 2023.
General science courses give students the skills to understand the backgrounds of different scientific disciplines' thinking models, contemporary scientific approaches and schools.
Quantitative methods courses teach you how to choose a statistical method suitable for research, as well as study the basics of statistical reasoning and the most used statistical methods. In the courses, the student understands the basic principles of statistical modeling in building explanatory models between phenomena. In addition to statistical model building, the courses teach how to interpret and write results. You learn about structural equation modelling in the quantitative methods basic and advanced courses with Mplus or with a R package to lava. Basic statistical analysis using IBM SPSS is also one of the favourites.
In qualitative research, the research subject is treated as a unique phenomenon. Choosing a research sample can be difficult, because the research subject can be qualitatively approached from numerous theoretical starting points, proceeding to numerous methods of data acquisition and analysis. Qualitative research is often inductive and data-driven. Qualitative Research 1 and 2 courses provide doctoral students with a comprehensive understanding of qualitative research, from its philosophical foundations to practical application and ethical considerations. By completing these courses, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to conduct rigorous and ethical qualitative research.
More information about IHME's course offerings and training
You can find IHME courses in Sisu system with course codes beginning with "IHMJ".
In the study guide of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, you can find IHME's courses with an advanced search by selecting the Faculty of Education and Psychology as the responsible organisation in the search filters and Postgraduate studies as the level of studies. Please note that in the results, only the study courses starting with "IHMJ" are offered by IHME.
If you are a JYU staff member who does not have a valid doctoral study right, but you want to participate in the course, please contact us via HelpJYU portal.
