Quantitative Methods in Health

Learning Outcomes

• On successful completion of this course students will:
  
  
• have an enhanced understanding of the dominant quantitative scientific method as commonly employed in health research;
  
• be introduced and be able to critique important philosophical perspectives of competing and augmenting methods and methodologies applied in this type of research;
  
• have an ability to assess and evaluate quantitative health research quality, through implementation of best-practise guidelines and informed critique;
  
• understand of the role of generalisability and external validity of quantitative research findings;
  
• be able to understand, explain, and critically assess predominant study designs within health research – especially as frequently applied by health dissertation and thesis students; and
  
• to present both a written and oral overview and critique of research findings for peer review.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

	Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
	Employable, innovative and enterprising Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

For further information see School of Health Sciences .