Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37
Health Services Research is a multidisciplinary field, which is broadly involved with the scientific evaluation of provision and delivery of health care services and their effects on people’s health. The aim of the course is to equip students with the skills and information needed to appraise and undertake health services research. Students will acquire the understanding, skills and information needed to: formulate a general aim and specific objectives; design a study; understand and apply the principles of critical appraisal in the context of other relevant research.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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The multi-disciplinary nature of health services research provides you with the opportunity to learn from a number of experts from a range of disciplines.
At the end of the course you will be able to:
· Design a rigorous evaluation of an innovation in health care
· Implement such an evaluation with some insight into potential problems
· Apply the principles of critical appraisal of research evidence to published reports of health services research
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
An examination will be held during the first half of the session that contributes to 40% of the total mark for the course. There will also be a protocol for an evaluation of an innovation in health care assignment which contributes 60% of the total mark for the course.
There are no assessments for this course.
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