Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7505PUBUNI-JAN-PAR
Aims
This module provides students with the knowledge and tools to develop their skills as a potential producer of research, as well as their ability to systematically evaluate research outcomes from a variety of sources. In addition, students will engage in a variety of data analysis techniques.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically discuss the philosophical perspectives that underpin health and social research
2.
Define and justify appropriate research questions
3.
Critically evaluate data collection techniques
4.
Identify and systematically interrogate research evidence
5.
Understand different approaches to the analysis of numerical and non-numerical
data
6.
Critically explore the ethical dimensions of research
7.
Effectively plan a programme of research
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Introduction to qualitative, quantitative and systematic research approaches
Quantitative methods: sampling, data collection and analysis
Qualitative methods: sampling, data collection and analysis
Developing a systematic review question
Critical appraisal and quality assessment
Developing research ideas and writing a research proposal Understanding ethics in public health research
Additional Information:This module encourages students to develop their skills as a potential producer of research, as well as their ability to systematically evaluate research outcomes from a variety of sources. In addition, students will engage in a variety of data analysis techniques, this will be secondary data. It will provide a critical knowledge base of the philosophical foundations of public health research, and enable the student to develop competencies in qualitative, quantitative and systematic/scoping review data collection methods and analysis. Finally, it will prepare the student to carry out their dissertation project.