Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Tutorial

Workshop

Module Offerings

70102PQHEA-JAN-CTY

70102PQHEA-SEP-CTY

Aims

1.To provide a critical knowledge base of the philosophical foundations of health and social research. 2.To enable the student to develop expertise in a qualitative and quantitative data analysis. 3.To prepare the student to carry out empirical and literature based research.

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.
Analyse numerical and non-numerical data.
6.
Critically explore the ethical dimensions of research.
7.
Analyse the relationship between research and the socio-political environment.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:•Philosophy of research •The relationship between research and the social, political and economic environment •Positivist and interpretative perspectives in research •Action research •Qualitative methods, data collection & analysis •Quantitative methods, data collection & analysis •The research process: asking research questions, research design, data collection, dissemination •The research process: funding and support, peer review, policy development •Ethics
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop your research skills in the field of health and social care practice. It also enables you to systematically evaluate research outcomes from a variety of sources. The module:
  • provides a critical knowledge base of the philosophical foundations of health and social research
  • enables you to develop expertise in qualitative and quantitative data analysis
  • enables you to carry out empirical and literature-based 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. The module is firmly based in a thorough philosophical understanding of the nature of research and its implications in health and social care practice.

Assessments

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