Module manager: Maryam Ba-Break
Email: m.m.ba-break@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Jan to 28 Feb View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
On completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- follow the research process
- develop appropriate research methodologies
- use a variety of common qualitative and quantitative data collection methods
- analyse data collected using qualitative and quantitative methods
- assess strengths and weaknesses of research findings
- present results
- prepare a research proposal.
On completion of this module, the student should be able to:
1. follow the research process
2. development appropriate research methodologies
3. use a variety of common qualitative and quantitative date collection methods
4. analyse data collected using qualitative and quantitative methods
5. assess strengths and weaknesses of research findings
6. present results
7. prepare a research proposal
- Research methods appropriate for investigating problems related to health service delivery in low income countries.
- Critical appraisal of published research.
- Problem selection and analysis
- Research objectives
- Planning research
- Quantitative and qualitative methods; variable definition
- Sampling
- Questionnaire design
- Simple analysis of quantitative data, including differences between groups and association between variables
- Qualitative methods, including open interviews, FGDs, policy analysis
- Assessing strengths and weaknesses of findings
- Presenting results
- Proposal writing.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Practical | 4 | 3.5 | 14 |
| Private study hours | 127 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 23 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
- 3 hours homework per session, 6 sessions
- 80 hours reading during course
- 29 hours preparation of proposal.
- Observation of class discussion, presentations and group work: verbal feedback given by lecturer
- Assignment: written feedback given by marker.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Research Proposal | 3,000 words | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 5/9/2024
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