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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 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.

Introduction to biomedical research. Types of research designs. Literature review. Identification of research gaps and referencing styles. Sampling and sampling techniques. Questionnaire design and validation. Data analysis and presentation. Ethics in biomedical research. Use of computer packages in research and presentations.

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.

Definition of Research; Research types; Historical; Case studies; Surveys; Descriptive; Cross sectional; Experimental; Major steps in research: Selection of problem; Literature review; Design; Data collection; analysis and interpretation; Conclusions; The scientific method: features; Experiments: Sampling etc; planning; analysis and design of experiments; Use of controls; randomization; paired subjects; cross-over; factorial designs; reduction of experimental error; degrees of freedom; Format of report writing Bibliography; Definition and formats

Definition of Research. Research types, Historical, Case studies, Surveys, Descriptive, Cross sectional, Experimental. Major steps in research: Selection of problem, Literature review, Design, Data collection, analysis and interpretation, Conclusions. The scientific method: features, Experiments: Sampling etc, planning, analysis and design of experiments. Use of controls, randomization, paired subjects, cross-over, factorial designs, reduction of experimental error, degrees of freedom. Format of report writing Bibliography. Definition and formats. General Courses

Foundations of Research. Types of Research. Research Approaches. Significance of Research. Research Methods versus Methodology. Research Process. Criteria and Strategy for Good Research. Principles of Scientific Research. Scientific investigation. Problem Formulation and Its Techniques. Developing Research Proposal and Research Plan. Formulation of Research Questions and Hypothesis Testing. Developing Research Proposal and Research Plan. Literature Review. Procedure for Reviewing Related Relevant Studies. Methods for Collection of Primary and Secondary Data. Elicitation Techniques - Questionnaires, Interviewing, Ethnography, etc. Guidelines for Constructing Data Instruments. Methods of AnalysingData in Computing and Related Disciplines.System Design: Architectural design, input design, process design, output design. Use case analysis, sequence diagram, activity diagram, deployment diagram, etc.Types of Reports. Technical Report Writing. Layout and Mechanics of Writing a Research Report. Standard Techniques for Research Documentation. Interpretation and Presentation of Results. How to Cite Referenced Works and Prepare References and Bibliography.

Foundations of Research. Types of Research. Research Approaches. Significance of Research. Research Methods versus Methodology. Research Process. Criteria and Strategy for Good Research. Principles of Scientific Research. Scientific investigation. Problem Formulation and Its Techniques. Developing Research Proposal and Research Plan. Formulation of Research Questions and Hypothesis Testing. Developing Research Proposal and Research Plan. Literature Review. Procedure for Reviewing Related Relevant Studies. Methods for Collection of Primary and Secondary Data (Elicitation Techniques) - Questionnaires, Interviewing, Ethnography, etc. Guidelines for Constructing Data Instruments. Methods of AnalysingData in Computing and Related Disciplines.System Design: Architectural design, input design, process design, output design. Use case analysis, sequence diagram, activity diagram, deployment diagram, etc.Types of Reports. Technical Report Writing. Layout and Mechanics of Writing a Research Report. Standard Techniques for Research Documentation. Interpretation and Presentation of Results. How to Cite Referenced Works and Prepare References and Bibliography.

Foundations of Research. Types of Research. Research Approaches. Significance of Research. Research Methods versus Methodology. Research Process. Criteria and Strategy for Good Research. Problems Encountered by Researchers in Nigeria. Principles of Scientific Research. Scientific investigation. Problem formulation. Definition and technique of the Research Problem. Selection of Appropriate Method for Data Collection- Primary Data and Secondary Data. Guidelines for Constructing Questionnaire/Schedule. Guidelines for Successful Interviewing. Difference between Survey and Experiment. Eloping Research Proposal and Research Plan. Formulation of working hypothesis and Testing. Literature review. Procedure for reviewing related relevant studies and referencing cited works. Types of Reports. Technical Report Writing. Layout and Mechanics of Writing a Research Report. Standard Techniques for Research Documentation. Sampling Design. Different Types of Sample Designs. Steps in Sampling Design. Criteria of Selecting a Sampling Procedure. Methods of analysis. Processing and Analysis of Data Elements/Types of Analysis. Interpretation and Presentation of results. How to prepare References and Bibliography.