INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
- Course Code
- HE 3010
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M Porter
Pre-requisites
At least 200 credit points including 1st and 2nd year Health Science core courses or permission from Course Co-ordinator.
Notes
Available only to students in programme year 3 and above.
Overview
Literature review; research styles, formulating a research question; study design; sampling; interviewing; observation; questionnaire design; ethics in research; writing a research proposal; data collection and analysis; writing up research; uses of research and dissemination; theoretical approaches.
Structure
1 three-hour seminar per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%).