QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH

PHE5QRM

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students cover issues involved in developing and refining research questions, selecting and developing research designs and analysing of quantitative data relevant to the health sciences. A variety of appropriate designs and analytical techniques, commonly employed in health research, will be examined and critically appraised, with emphasis on the interpretation and discussion of results.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Bircan Erbas

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Student enrolled in one of the following course codes HMPHC, HZPHID, HMG, HMHS, HMASCR or HZPHHA must pass all first year subjects

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Research methods in health: investigating health and health services	Recommended	Bowling, A 1997	OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, BUCKINGHAM

City, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bircan Erbas

Class requirements

Lecture
One 6.5 hours lecture every two weeks on weekdays and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
one literature review		60
one oral presentation		20
one short data analysis assignment		20

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day