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NU5015: RESEARCH METHODS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

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Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 20 credits (10 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Patricia Schofield

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Critical review of the literature/referencing, Ethical principles and research governance, Specific qualitative approaches – ethnography, phenomenology and grounded theory, Interviewing/focus groups/observation, analysis and reporting of qualitative data, Quantitative methodology, statistical techniques, Questionnaire design, analysis and reporting of quantitative data

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

There will be two formally assessed pieces of course work, a minor assignment (35% of course grade) and a major assignment of approximately 3,500 words (65% of course grade)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

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Course Learning Outcomes

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