Description
Research Methodology and Biostatistics – Part 2 Course
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Research Methodology and Biostatistics – Part 2 Course
These are the specifications of the Da Vinci Institute of Holistic Medicine’s’
Research Methodology and Biostatistics – Part 2 Course: |
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1. Awarding Institution / Body: | School of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, University of America, USA |
2. Teaching Institution: | Online and distance learning, with tutor support |
3. Programme Accredited by: | School of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, University of America, USA |
4. Final Award | Compulsory course for students enrolled in the Master of Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine |
5. Programme title: | Research Methodology and Biostatistics – Part 2 Course |
6. Course Code and level: | MNHM7011 |
7. Duration of program: | One trimester or 12 weeks |
8. Total number of study hours: | Equivalent to 4 US credits or 60 clock hours of study |
9. Enrollment requirements: | Students enrolled in the Master of Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine |
10. Enrollment date: | First Year, First Trimester |
11. Fees: | Full payment: €520 euros; Instalment plan: €182 per month for 3 monthly payments. |
Research Methodology and Biostatistics – Part 2 Course
Research methodology simply refers to the practical “how” of any given piece of research.
More specifically, it’s about how a researcher systematically designs a study to ensure valid and reliable results that address the research aims and objectives.
For example, how did the researcher go about deciding:
- What data to collect (and what data to ignore)
- Who to collect it from (in research, this is called “sampling design”)
- How to collect it (this is called “data collection methods”)
- How to analyse it (this is called “data analysis methods”)
In a dissertation, thesis, academic journal article (or pretty much any formal piece of research), you’ll find a research methodology chapter (or section) that covers the aspects mentioned above.
Importantly, a good methodology chapter in a dissertation or thesis explains not just what methodological choices were made, but also explains why they were made.
In other words, the methodology chapter should justify the design choices, by showing that the chosen methods and techniques are the best fit for the research aims and objectives, and will provide valid and reliable results. A good research methodology provides scientifically sound findings, whereas a poor methodology doesn’t. We’ll look at the main design choices below.
COURSE CURRICULUM
There are 3 parts in this Research Methodology and Biostatistics – Part 2 Course:
PART A – Literature Review – This consists of 6 lessons with assignments consisting of 10 multiple-choice, true/false, and missing word questions.
PART B – Writing the Masters/Doctoral Dissertation – This consists of 12 lessons with assignments.
PART C – Biostatistics – each lesson comprises of 3 videos, making a total of 22 short videos – most are 5 – 10 minutes long covering a specific aspect of Biostatistics. There are assignments after each lesson.
PART A – LITERATURE REVIEW
Lesson 1 – Select a Topic – personal interest to the former research topic, choosing a research topic, research bias, selecting the focus of your study, choosing the vantage point for the study, developing your research statement, library use, writing the preliminary research topic statement
Lesson 2 – Search the Literature – search tasks and tools, search the literature to review, conduct a literature search, managing your data, scanning the literature, using the Internet and library, mapping your materials, mapping by core idea, refine your topic
Lesson 3 – Develop the Argument – building the case for a literature review, the basics of arguments, teamwork, understanding claims, building evidence, connecting the evidence to the claim, multi claims argument
Lesson 4 – Survey the Literature – building the argument, assembling and cataloging the data, reasoning patterns, organizing the information, analyzing the patterns of the data, building the discovery argument, analyzing the argument
Lesson 5 – Critique the Literature – interpreting the literature, implicative reasoning, argument patterns, backing, evaluating literature critique
Lesson 6 – Write the Review – the writing process, write to understand, literature review format, composing drafts, writing to be understood, completing the final draft, auditing the final draft, tips on writing
PART B – Writing the Masters/Doctoral Dissertation
Lesson 1 – What is a Research Proposal – 7 basic questions, the structure of research proposals, the evaluation of research proposals
Lesson 2 – Successful Research Proposals – essential elements of a research proposal, why research proposals may be rejected, exceptional research proposals
Lesson 3 – Selling an Idea – providing information, target audience, the art of persuasion
Lesson 4 – The Aims of the Research – clarity, accuracy, precision, aims, background research
Lesson 5 – Literature Review – what do we already know, what literature to include, literature search, reviewing publications, what should the literature review contain, scoping the research
Lesson 6 – Research Questions – the importance of good research questions, the format of research questions, types of research questions, the difference between aims, research problems, objectives, and research questions, need for an open-minded approach
Lesson 7 – Research Methods – description of the methods, how will the data be analyzed, choice of methods, risk assessment, limitations
Lesson 8 – Planning of Resources – planning the time, the scale of the project, accounting for the costs, research skills
Lesson 9 – Research Ethics – what kind of research need ethical approval, do all research proposals cover research ethics, code of research ethics, principles of research ethics, risk assessment, ethics approval
Lesson 10 – Research Outcomes – value for money, outcomes and findings, types of outcome, dissemination of findings, impact
Lesson 11 – Management of Dissertation Activities – research records, planning and control of daily work, writing the dissertation drafts, methodological assistance, personal health, and family relationships, writer’s block
Lesson 12 – The Defence and Publishing the Results – preparing for the defence of the dissertation, journal articles, and books,
PART C – Biostatistics
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Statistics – bar charts, pie charts, histograms, time plots, mode, median, mean, range, and standard deviation
Lesson 2 – The Effects of Transforming Data – on spread and center, the effects of outliers on spread and center, the five-number summary, boxplots, and outliers
Lesson 3 – Percentiles – symmetry, skewness, explanatory and response variables, correlation
Lesson 4 – Regression and R-Squared – residuals, the effects of outliers and extrapolation on regression
Lesson 5 – Causation and Association – placebo effects, control groups, double-blind experiments, types of experimental designs
Lesson 6 – Types of Sampling Methods – census, density properties, and their properties
Lesson 7 – The Normal Distribution – 68-95-99.7 rule, Z-scores, standardization, standard normal distribution, probability, sample spaces, and complement rules
Lesson 8 – Null and Alternative Hypotheses – statistical hypothesis testing
Course Materials
All of the materials are supplied online and in downloadable .pdf files.
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I found this course very helpful in my academic pursuit. Considering its importance, I would recommend this course for all those who are connected with academic publications and who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It will really help them with their dissertation writing and other research projects.