Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

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Seminar

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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.
Evidence the use of appropriate frameworks to collate and critically analyse literature relevant to the proposed research question
2.
Using relevant literature, critically analyse the philosophical location of the proposed research approach/approaches
3.
Critically discuss research design and methodology that is suitable to address the proposed question
4.
Critically explore potential ethical principles, including mitigations, within the context of the proposed project

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.

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