Research Methodology

On completion of this course, the students should be able to: 1. state the basic concepts of research and its methodologies; 2. describe theories and methods in ethics and research ethics; 3. apply theories and methods in ethics and research ethics; 4. enumerate important issues in research ethics, including responsibility for research, ethical vetting, and scientific misconduct; 5. describe the different types of research designs; 6. discuss the various types of referencing systems; 7. identify the various sources of information for Literature review; 8. enumerate the different sampling methods with their merits and demerits; 9. compare and contrast between parametric and non-parametric statistics; 10. identify the regulatory bodies for research ethics and their mandates; 11. list the fundamentals of research ethics; 12. discuss the use of computer packages in research;

Introduction to biomedical research, definitions, types of research designs, preparatory stages: literature review, identification of research gaps and referencing styles, protocol development, sampling and sampling techniques, questionnaire design and validation, methods for acquisition of data, data analysis and presentation, basics of data processing, report/manuscript presentation, human and animal ethical issues: ethics in biomedical research, use of computer packages in research and presentations.