At the end of this course, the students; 1) Develop knowledge production, usage and evaluation skills, 2) Gain concepts of scientific research methods, 3) Win the realization of a study, interpretation of results and presentation skills, 4) Win an ability about performing a scientific paper critics.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION
Research designs, data sources and methods, reliability and validity, scaling and report writing rules in health care organisation are introduced.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction: Basic concepts and definitions
2nd Week
Data descriptiron
3rd Week
Descriptive statistics
4th Week
Table and grafics methods
5th Week
Grouped dta analysis
6th Week
Probability and probability distributions
7th Week
Sampling
8th Week
Sampling distributions
9th Week
Normal distribution
10th Week
Parameter estimation
11th Week
Confidence intervals
12th Week
Introduction to probability
13th Week
Continous probability distributions
14th Week
Normal distribution
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Lu Ann Aday, Designing, conducting health surveys, Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Company,2006, www.joseybass.com Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas, Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences, Churchill Livingstone, 2001. Gordon H. DeFriese, Ricketts, Thomas C. Ricketts, Jane S. Stein, Methodological Advances in health Services Research,AUPHA Pres, Health Administration Press. Bedford A Fubara, Burton S. Mguni, Research Methods in Management, 1995, Minerva Pres Ronald Czaja, Johnny Blair, Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures, 1996, Pine Forge Press. Kenneth D. Balley, Methods of Social Research, 1987, Macmillan Publishing. David De Vaus, Surveys in Social Research, 2002. Altman,Douglas G. Practical statistics for medical research Chapman & Hall/CRC London 1999 Dupont, William D. Statistical modeling for biomedical researchers [electronic resource] Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2002
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Assignment
1
20
Project
1
40
Attendance
1
10
Total(%)
70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
30
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
10
140
Preparation for Final exam
1
15
15
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
2
10
20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
1
15
15
Project
1
25
25
Article
4
6
24
Total Workload
285
Total Workload / 30
9,5
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)