Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Public and Allied Health

Learning Methods

Lecture

Module Offerings

5003HS-SEP-CTY

Aims

After completing this module, students will be able to analyse the relationship between methodology, research design and research question. They will also be able to evaluate the ethical implications of research in health and social care, and examine evidence in the context of health and social care

Learning Outcomes

1.
Analyse the relationship between methodology, research design and research question
2.
Evaluate the ethical implications of research in health and social care
3.
Examine evidence in the context of health and social care

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Philosophical traditions of research - positivism, post-positivism, constructivism Key research methods for qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research using secondary and unobtrusive data Research design Ethical issues Data analysis Reviewing literature for research
Module Overview:
The module will provide you with grounding in the key research methods used in health and social care. It will prepare you for your own research activity, as well as enabling you to become more critical consumers of the quality of evidence used in the development of health and social care policies and practices.
Additional Information:The module will provide students with grounding in the key research methods used in health and social care. It will prepare them for their own research activity, as well as enabling them to become more critical consumers of the quality of evidence used in the development of health and social care policies and practices

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