HLTH462-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Quantitative Methods in Health

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2018

Description

This course will provide students with an understanding of key quantitative methodological issues in health research from the perspective of research designs and development of current best evidence 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

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Restrictions

Timetable Note

Mondays 9 - 11

(M):  Jul 16, 23, 30
(M):  Aug 6, 13, 20
(M):  Sep 10, 17, 24
(M):  Oct 1, 8, 15

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Philip Schluter

Lecturer

Laurie McLay

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Reflection Journals 30%
Research papers critique 02 Nov 2018 40%
Oral presentation 05 Nov 2018 30%

Textbooks / Resources

There are no textbook required readings for this course. However, materials, readings, instructions, etc. are available on LEARN (http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,054.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All HLTH462 Occurrences

  • HLTH462-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018