Prerequisites for Module
An undergraduate degree in a pharmacy, medical or nursing & midwifery related field from a UK university or overseas equivalent, and one year post-registration experience or in consultation with the Course Leader.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To provide students with the ability to evaluate health services research.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Discuss and apply a detailed knowledge of the processes of health services research to a chosen topic.
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Critically evaluate and reflect on the processes of health services research.
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Synthesise a research protocol encompassing all aspects of project planning for an investigative study.
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Indicative Module Content
Health services research methods: research governance, hypothesis generation, survey methods, questionnaires, interviews, sample size and sampling, unstructured interviews and focus groups, statistical analysis, report writing.
| Indicative Student Workload
Directed Study
| Distance Learning | Directed reading
| 65 | Coursework preparation
| 55 | Assessment
| 10 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 20 |
Mode of Delivery
The module is delivered in distance learning mode by self-directed learning from paper based or web based learning materials including self-assessment with answers.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2
| | Component 2 | 3
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Component 2. Research proposal
Component 1. Portfolio and reflective essay
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Bowling, A. Research methods in health. Current edition. Buckingham: Open University Press.
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