HECS2020 Quantitative Methods in Health Service Research
10 Credits Class Size: 180
Module manager: Mike Woolridge
Email: M.W.Woolridge@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running
2014/15
Pre-requisite qualifications
Information for study and research or equivalent Level 1 study. Normally 120 credits at Level 1 or equivalent.
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
By the end of the module students will be able to:
- discuss the philosophical underpinnings of a quantitative approach;
- discuss experimental design as a research method with reference to the range of designs used;
- discuss a range of methods used for quantitative data collection and their relevance to the examination of practice/problems in healthcare settings;
- demonstrate an understanding of common statistical and mathematical approaches in quantitative data analysis;
- discuss the appraisal of quantitative research as evidence to underpin healthcare practice.
Syllabus
The topics discussed are:
- empirical methodology;
- dependent and independent variables;
- experimental designs including random control trials, case control; randomisation approaches;
- sampling strategies;
- methods of quantitative data collection;
- descriptive statistics and inferential statistics;
- ethical issues related to quantitative research in healthcare settings;
- research critique, principles, purpose and framework.
Teaching Methods
| Delivery type |
Number |
Length hours |
Student hours |
| Lecture |
11 |
1 |
11 |
| Tutorial |
11 |
1 |
11 |
| Private study hours |
78 |
| Total Contact hours |
22 |
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) |
100 |
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Academic Supervision
Exams
| Exam type |
Exam duration |
% of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) |
2.0 Hrs 0 Mins |
100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) |
100 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading List
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Last updated: 29/07/2015
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