| Ch. 1 | | Philosophy of Science by Bjorn Hofmann and Soren Holm and Jens-Gustav Iversen | | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | | Ethics and Scientific Conduct by Soren Holm | | 33 |
| Ch. 3 | | Ethics in Human and Animal Studies by Soren Holm and Bjorn Reino Olsen | | 53 |
| Ch. 4 | | Research Methodology: Strategies, Planning and Analysis by Haakon Breien Benestad and Petter Laake | | 93 |
| Ch. 5 | | Literature Search and Personal Reference Databases by Anne-Marie B. Haraldstad and Ellen Christophersen | | 125 |
| Ch. 6 | | Methods in Molecular Biology by Sigbjorn Fossum and Erik Dissen | | 161 |
| Ch. 7 | | Strategies and Methods of Basic Medical Research by Bjorn Reino Olsen and Haakon Breien Benestad | | 199 |
| Ch. 8 | | Clinical Research by Eva Skovlund and Morten H. Vatn | | 213 |
| Ch. 9 | | Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods by Dag S. Thelle and Petter Laake | | 241 |
| Ch. 10 | | Qualitative Research by Harold Grimen and Benedicte Ingstad | | 281 |
| Ch. 11 | | Statistical Issues by Petter Laake and Thore Egeland and Eva Skovlund | | 311 |
| Ch. 12 | | Evidence-Based Practice and Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews by Liv Merete Reinar and Peter M. Bradley | | 365 |
| Ch. 13 | | Scientific Communication by Haakon Breien Benestad | | 383 |
| Ch. 14 | | Successful Lecturing by Heidi Kiil Blomhoff | | 415 |
| Ch. 15 | | Guide to Grant Applications by Bjorn Reino Olsen and Petter Laake and Ole Petter Ottersen | | 433 |