Research Methodology

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. identify research problem in Radiography; 2. design and execute research project using standard scientific approach; 3. report research conducted following standard protocol; and 4. present research finding orally to a departmental colloquim.

Research process and philosophy behind research, Types of Scientific enquiry. Research designs. Formulation of Hypotheses. Data collection methods. Validity and reliability issues and their importance, sensitivity and specificity issues. Application of bio-statistical tools and methods. Methods of data presentation deductive, inductive and inferences. Ethics of Medical research. Research reporting.