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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.

Definition of concepts. Types of research. Benefits to nursing. The steps of the research process from problem identification, through literature review to report writing. Basic skills and knowledge required of a researcher. Conduct of simple studies in clinical area of practice. Ethical issues in research. Research design. Sampling. Methods of data collection. Validity and reliability of data collection instruments. Data analysis (descriptive and inferential statistics/statistical packages for data analysis). Presentation and interpretation of findings. Discussion of findings and referencing. Plagiarism and implications. Utilisation of research results in practice. The application and use of the research process in identifying and solving nursing problems in education and practice. Writing of research proposals and conduct a simple research study in area of interest.

Rudiments of research methodology and its application to the public health field. The course covers a basic learning of the following aspects: research problem definition, research questions, research and null hypothesis theoretical-conceptual formulation of research problems. Review of related literature, basic research designs. Methods of research observations, measurement of variables, data analytic techniques, interpretation of research findings. Includes study of randomisation techniques, epidemiologic research designs and controlled clinical trials.

Introduction to research methodology. Collection of literature review articles Problem definition. Sampling technique Experimental designs of medical and public health studies. Questionnaire design and collection analysis. Interpretation and utilization of research findings. The role of research in health and social welfare. The need for Institutional and Governmental ethical clearance for some research projects. Research proposals and sourcing of funding for research projects. Art of scholarly publications and Instructional design.

Rudiments of research methodology and its application to the public health field. Basic learning of research problem definition, research questions, research and null hypothesis theoretical- conceptual formulation of research problems. Review of related literature, basic research designs. Methods of research observations, measurement of variables, data analytic techniques, interpretation of research findings. Randomisation techniques, epidemiologic research designs and controlled clinical trials.

History of Health Research. Overview of Research Process/Evidence Based Practice. Definition, types and purpose. Significance of Research in health care settings. Research Process: Terms used in research. Steps in the research process; Literature review. Theoretical framework/Conceptual framework. Definition and determination of variables. Formulation of hypothesis. Research design. Population sample and sampling techniques. Methods of data collection. Data analysis and interpretation. Report of findings. Discussion of results. Recommendations. References and Bibliography.

Rudiments of research methodology and its application to the public health field. Basic learning of the following aspects: research problem definition, research questions, research and null hypothesis theoretical-conceptual formulation of research problems. Review of related literature, basic research designs. Methods of research observations, measurement of variables, data analytic techniques, interpretation of research findings. Includes study of randomisation techniques, epidemiologic research designs and controlled clinical trials.

Introduction to Research Methodology and proposal writing. Research strategies and design. Descriptive epidemiological studies and clinical trials. Experimental studies. Sampling methods and sampling size, bias and confounding. Basic risk measurement. Test of significance, association and causation. Ethical aspect of health research. Construction of research proposal. Questionnaire design, validity and reliability. Qualitative and Quantitative Data. Types of data. Data analysis using Descriptive statistics and Inferential statistics and many others. use of computer based analytical packages such as SPSS, EPI-INFO, chi-square and many others. Research topic selection, objective, literature search, methodology, results and discussion. Referencing such as APA and Vancouver. Organisation of research project and communication of research findings, timeline, budgeting.

Introduction and overview of the module; the nature of ITH research; Definition of research. Literature searches, information gathering; Reading and understanding research papers. Technical writing, referencing, bibliographies. Presentation skills, written and oral. Choosing or proposing a project. Project planning, tools and techniques for planning. Project conduct, time management, risk management, team working. Commercial and economic considerations in IT research and IT industry. Review of legal, ethical, social and professional (LSEP) issues including data protection and standards.

Research in physiotherapy – focus on the 21st century research. Identification of research problems. Literature search and review – peripheral and core literature, electronic search engines, importance of meta-analysis, use of literature to guide research. Research designs and sampling methods. Variables – independent & dependent. Data collection, storage and analysis and presentation. Referencing styles, Manuscript preparation for dissertation and journal publication.