Fall 2024 - HSCI 207 D100
Research Methods in Health Sciences (3)
Class Number: 4296
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Ashleigh Rich
ashleigh.rich@duke.edu
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Instructor:
Ashleigh Rich
arich@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
HSCI 130 with a minimum grade of C-. Corequisite: STAT 201 or 203 or 205.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Principles and applications in health sciences research methodology. Quantitative and qualitative methods. Research process and design. Appropriate approaches for diverse research questions. Research ethics, sources of data, sampling, measurement, data collection, initial data analysis techniques. Students with credit for HSCI 307 may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course is designed to provide students with substantive and fundamental knowledge of health sciences research methodology, and emphasizes the steps involved in the research process. It will introduce the key methodological approaches used in health sciences research, both quantitative and qualitative. This course covers topics ranging from research design, ethics, sources of data, sampling techniques, measurement of variables, data collection, and simple data analysis techniques.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This course intends to provide students with a strong foundational knowledge of the research methods used in health research. It is designed to equip students with the essential knowledge needed to conduct health research. By the end of the course students should be able to:
- Apply the basic elements of the research process to health sciences problems.
- Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative paradigms.
- Interpret the research literature and judge its relevance to research questions.
- Demonstrate competence in conducting a basic literature search for a health sciences research topic.
- Distinguish the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of different study designs and the research questions they address.
- Articulate the principles of ethical research practice and identify common ethical dilemmas and their resolutions.
- Explore common study feasibility issues.
- Describe processes of knowledge synthesis, dissemination, and exchange.
- Demonstrate competence in applying these concepts in a research paper.
Grading
- Participation 15%
- Assignment 1 20%
- Assignment 2 20%
- Midterm Exam 20%
- Final Exam 25%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
This course uses the required textbook: Health Research Methods: A Canadian Perspective. Bassil and Zabkiewicz.
Additional required and optional assigned reading will be made available via the course Canvas site.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.