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Structure of your presentation
1. Title page (similar to that of your thesis)
2. Introduction (2-3 slides)
3. Objectives
4. Significance
5. Methodology
6. Results
7. Conclusions
8. Recommendations
9. Acknowledgments
Time limitation = 15 minutes
This is optional but preferred
Background color is dark (black or Blue)
Text colors
Titles= yellow
Text= White
Research Methods
MEDI 4200
Lecture Syllabus
Course description
This course is deigned to acquaint Medical Technology Students with basic knowledge of research methodology, date resources, collection and analysis. It also provides insights on different types of research.
This course will enable participants to identify and apply appropriate research methodologies in order to plan, conduct, and evaluate basic research. This course will, furthermore, enable participants to distinguish between scientific method and common sense knowledge, while laying the foundation for research skills at higher levels
Course objectives
- Understand strengths and weaknesses of different research methods and when it is and is not appropriate to use specific methods;
- Be able to design a research project using appropriate multiple research methods;
- Understand how to collect, code, and enter quantitative data into a database for use by spreadsheets, statistical packages
- Be able to design and conduct a survey and analyze survey results;
- Be able to analyze data using a computerized statistical package (SPSS);
- Be able to communicate information using data graphics;
- Be able to Microsoft Excel and Access software;
- Understand ethical issues in Biological and Medical Sciences research;
- Be able to prepare a professional written research report;
- Be able to give an effective oral report supported by PowerPoint.
TextBook: Research Made Real. A guide for students. Walsh M. 2001. Nelson Thornes Ltd, UK.
Instructor: Dr. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama
e-mail: elmanama_144@yahoo.com
Grading system
Final exam 50%
Research Report 50%
Course contents
- A. Getting ready for research
- What is a research investigation?
- Types of research investigation
- How will your research be judged?
- B. Preparing for your project
- Identifying a topic or area of interest
- Obtaining and reviewing background information
- Identifying a research question or hypothesis
- Deciding on research design and strategy
- Surveying
- Experiments
- Case studies
- Action research
- Research designs
- Selecting data collection methods
- Participant observation
- Thinking about ethics
- Detailed planning and the research proposal
- C. Obtaining and working with data
- Collecting primary data
- Making sense of your data
- D. Pulling it all together
- Writing a research report
- Referencing your research
Resources
Internet links
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/res_meth/
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-research-techniques.htm
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