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PU5003: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

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. 

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Clare Robertson

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of MSc Nursing (Studied) or MSc Midwifery (Studied) or MSc Global Health and Management (Studied) or MSc Public Health Research (Studied) or MSc Economics of Health (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

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

Further Information & Notes

The aim of the course is to equip students with the skills and information needed to appraise and undertake health services research.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

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.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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