Undergraduate Course: Evidence and Research: Approaches to Design and Methods (NUST08009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide students with the key characteristics of common research designs (qualitative quantitative and participatory approaches) linked to the theories that underpin them. Sampling and data collection methods will be introduced. An understanding of research governance, ethics and user involvement will be developed. |
| Course description |
This course will provide students with the key characteristics of common research design. The approaches covered in this course will include:
Introduction to developments in experimental approaches
Introduction to evaluation and audit
Introduction to survey design
Introduction to participatory Research
Introduction to grounded theory
Introduction to ethnography
Introduction to phenomenology
Introduction to epistemology
There will also be provision in the course to address the concepts of viability, and reliability, linking in with the theories that underpin the paradigms of research.
Main Sampling methods will include: random, stratified, opportunistic, convenience, purposive and theoretical.
Data collection methods will include: questionnaires, interviews, observation, document analysis, clinical measurement.
Further consideration will be given to the ethical dimensions, research governance and user involvement in gathering evidence and ways of evaluating its rigour. Key design issues such as rigour in both qualitative and quantitative approaches will be considered as well as sources of bias.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To demonstrate understanding and application of the main research designs and approaches used to gather evidence in health and social care.
- To identify and understand the role of different sampling and data collection methods that contribute to the generation of evidence based practice.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the role of ethics, research governance and user involvement in gathering evidence and ways of evaluating its rigour and application.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Colin Chandler
Tel: (0131 6)51 5168
Email: Colin.Chandler@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Morven Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3972
Email: Morven.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk |
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