Introduction To Research In Health And Kinesiology

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This course is designed to provide an understanding of basic research methods and statistical analysis techniques used in health and kinesiology. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the course materials by analyzing, interpreting and summarizing research writing in professional journals and by planning a research study. Prerequisite(s): STAT 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR STAT 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR PSY 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR SOC 38200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Course Learning Outcomes 1. Identify the steps involved in scientific methods. 2. Identify issues related with methodology and discuss guidelines to enhance scientific rigor and reproducibility. 3. Discuss issues related to research ethics and responsible conduct of human and animal research. 4. Outline the processes related to manuscript writing, submission, review, publication, authorship, and journal impact factors. 5. Conduct a literature search and manage references. 6. Appraise primary research articles critically. 7. Formulate a research question/hypothesis and design a research study to address the question. 8. Choose appropriate statistical tools to analyze data. 9. Present data visually and verbally and describe experimental design and results. View Class Schedule