RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN HEALTH SERVICES

HCM543

Course Code: HCM543
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Fikriye Yılmaz

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Develop knowledge production, usage and evaluation skills
Gain concepts of scientific research methods
Win the realization of a study, interpretation of results and presentation skills
Win an ability about performing a scientific paper critics

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Within the scope of the course, qualitative and quantitative research methods in health services will be introduced and planned and systematic data collection, analysis (analysis), interpretation, evaluation and reporting will be discussed in order to seek reliable and valid solutions to problems.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic concepts and definitions
2^nd Week	Data description
3^rd Week	Descriptive statistics
4^th Week	Table and graphics methods
5^th Week	Grouped data analysis
6^th Week	Probability and probability distributions
7^th Week	Sampling
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Sampling distributions
10^th Week	Normal distribution
11^th Week	Parameter estimation
12^th Week	Confidence intervals
13^th Week	Introduction to probability
14^th Week	Continuous probability distributions
15^th Week	Normal distribution

Recommended or Required Reading

Lu Ann Aday, Designing, conducting health surveys, Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Company,2006, www.joseybass.com
Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas, Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences, Churchill Livingstone, 2001.
Gordon H. DeFriese, Ricketts, Thomas C. Ricketts, Jane S. Stein, Methodological Advances in health Services Research,AUPHA Pres, Health Administration Press.
Bedford A Fubara, Burton S. Mguni, Research Methods in Management, 1995, Minerva Pres
Ronald Czaja, Johnny Blair, Designing Surveys: A Guide to Decisions and Procedures, 1996, Pine Forge Press.
Kenneth D. Balley, Methods of Social Research, 1987, Macmillan Publishing.
David De Vaus, Surveys in Social Research, 2002.
Altman,Douglas G. Practical statistics for medical research Chapman & Hall/CRC London 1999
Dupont, William D. Statistical modeling for biomedical researchers [electronic resource] Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	20
Project	1	40
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	10	140
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	10	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	15	15
Project	1	25	25
Article	4	6	24
Total Work Load			285
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X	X