This Unit is part of the module entitled Advanced Research Methods. This unit covers the following topics:
- Recognize benefits of engaging students in health research.
- Explain philosophical differences between the main approaches of research in health
- List the major characteristics of quantitative research.
- Describe steps of conducting a quantitative health research.
- Apply research ethical principles in quantitative reseacrh
- Describe the format of a journal article
- Prepare and present a brief summary of a health research proposal.
- Describe the main components of a research report.
This is the third unit of the module entitled Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health Basics. The unit focuses on the following topics:
- Foundations of Epidemiology
- Historic developments in epidemiology
- Practical disease concepts in Epidemiology
- Study designs in epidemiology
- General health and population indicators
- Causality in epidemiology
- Epidemic investigation
- Screening and diagnosis
This is Unit 2 of Quantitative Research Methods is embedded in the Research Methodology module for students in the MSc. Program (Health Informatics). This module covers a wide range of methods and writing techniques of research in the areas of health informatics and this range from epidemiology data, analysis and mapping to measure patient outputs following medical interventions. It also covers the advanced methodological aspects of medical application development in the digital era. This module will equip students with the knowledge and skills required for research data analysis and interpreting statistical results. Specific objectives of the Unit are the following:
- Recognize the benefits of engaging students in health research.
- Explain philosophical differences between the main approaches of research in health.
- List the significant characteristics of quantitative research.
- Describe the steps of conducting a quantitative health research.
- Describe quantitative study designs.
- Apply skills on descriptive and inferential statistics techniques for data analysis.
- Apply research ethical principles in quantitative research
- Describe the format of a journal article
- Prepare and present a summary of a health research proposal.
- Describe the main components of a research report.
- Write up a quantitative research report.