Health Research and Informatics

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the research process using real world scenarios members of the profession will face. Students will learn to review literature in the health field, use informatics to gather data, develop research questions, propose research methods, target populations, and communicate and educate others on research findings. Topics include research ethics, research tools, health informatics, education, evidence-based practice, and proposal design. Students in this course will learn and apply APA writing style. This course meets the university requirement for a discipline-based writing intensive course. Prerequisites: MAT 131 or comparable statistics course. (Offered fall and spring.)