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.

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