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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences : Physiotherapy
513-204 Research Methods 1 |
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Coordinator: | Dr I Story | |
Timetable: | Semester 2 | |
Contact: | One hour lecture and a one hour tutorial per week | |
Subject Description: | This course forms the first of a three stage sequence of training in research methods in physiotherapy. Content covered will include: criteria for evaluating published research, types of research designs, internal and external validity, descriptive statistics, measurement in physiotherapy, Z-scores, confidence intervals, significance testing, tests of differences between groups, and tests of relationships between variables. On completion of this subject, students should: Comprehend: The principles of research methods and examples of their application in clinical research and practice. Have Developed: Skills in statistical computing and in critically evaluating published research. | |
Assessment: | Assignments (30%) and 1.5 hour examination (70%). | |
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