Level 7 (30 credits) Research Methods - Single module

• Duration :

  One Semester, intake September and February

3 good reasons to study Research Methods at Salford

• Develop a rigorous approach to the process of research
• Prepares you to complete a dissertation or research project
• Delivered by staff who are subject experts in their field.

You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of a full Masters course.

This module is aimed at all health care professionals and will prepare you to undertake a research project/Dissertation in the future.

This module will explore:

• Contemporary issues and debates in research
• Theories/paradigms of research
• Ethics of research
• Reviewing literature and the critical analysis of existing research
• Developing a research question/hypothesis
• Designing appropriate research
• Role and function of the pilot study
• Developing a research proposal
• Access and sampling
• Methods of data collection
• Fundamentals of frequently used statistical tests
• Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data
• Uses and application of ICT
• Dissemination and publication of research

Related courses

Can be taken as part of any of the College of Health & Social Care Masters level courses.