RESEARCH FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: HLTH 1102, HLTH 1411, HLTH 2305 or equivalent W2/Q2. This course introduces students to concepts in health research such as ethics, quantitative and qualitative research methods, systematic literature review, evidence-based practices, collaborative research practices, and data interpretation. Significant emphasis is placed in the development of understanding of the research process, critical evaluation of evidence, and application of these skills to Evidence-Based Practices (EBP). The course has a dual emphasis in theory and practice of the aforementioned skills. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to discern between reliable and unreliable "scientific evidence" and adopt new knowledge and practices in their professions based on solid empirical evidence. Further, by the end of the course students are expected to be able to report findings in writing (e.g., scientific papers, presentations).