RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN HEALTH SERVICES

SYUP509

Course Code: SYUP509
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

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.
Gain an ability about using SPSS program.

Mode of Delivery

E-Learning

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	A general research process and definitions
2^nd Week	Determining the research topic, problem statements, hypotheses and objectives
3^rd Week	Literature review and reading methods
4^th Week	Types of research
5^th Week	Sampling in research, sampling methods and sample size calculations
6^th Week	Data collection methods in research
7^th Week	Errors in research
8^th Week	Descriptive statistics, table and graph methods, SPSS application
9^th Week	Statistical hypothesis testing and SPSS application
10^th Week	Statistical hypothesis testing and SPSS application
11^th Week	Statistical summarization, interpretation and presentation of research results
12^th Week	Research report writing, rules and presentation techniques
13^th Week	Evaluation of research articles, scientific journals, article writing methods
14^th Week	Evaluation of research articles, scientific journals, article writing methods
15^th Week	Presentations
16^th Week

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 Press
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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		20
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		80
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	15	5	75
Preparation for Final exam	1	35	35
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	35	70
Total Work Load			226
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.53
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10