Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Methodological Assessment
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Teaching staff
Previous date by e-mail with the teacher:
- Mª Ángeles de Juan: (mdejuan@uic.es)
- Adrián González (agonzalezm@uic.es)
Introduction
In the Master's Final Work (MFW) students have to implement independently for all skills and learning about research results acquired during the Master with tutoring from a teacher. Sometimes making MFW poses some difficulties for students at different levels, particularly in the methodological or statistical.
This course aims to strengthen methodological advice of skills and competences acquired on research methodology in the different subjects of the Master to carry out the MFW. In addition, it is intended that students learn to use the existing methodological advice service in many health care centers as a research support system. Students will have discussions on methodological design with the teachers of the subject.
Pre-course requirements
You need to be enrolled in the subjects: Final Master’s Degree, Biostatistics II and Qualitative Health Research Methodology.
The student must have passed the subjects: Biostatistics I and Quantitative Clinical Research Designs.
Objectives
- Submit appropriate statistical methods to achieve the goals outlined in the Master Final Work (MFW) with quantitative designs.
- Provide appropriate statistical software for analysis for quantitative studies.
- To train students to analyze their own research studies, both qualitative and quantitative.
- To provide adequate methodological support for the design of qualitative studies, as well as for their justification.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CB10 - To have the learning competences that allow them to continue to study in a way that will have to be mainly independent.
- CN02RA - Describir las metodologías y diseños de investigación más destacados en el ámbito de la salud.
- CN03RA - Identificar problemas de salud susceptibles de ser investigados
- CN04RA - Describe the main research protocols in the clinical setting
- CP01RA - Design an advanced research project on clinical aspects following ethical standards and scientific rigor and respecting the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, and the promotion of human rights and values typical of a culture of peace and democratic values, using a language that avoids androcentrism and stereotypes.
- CP03RA - Communicate the stages of a clinical research project to the public specialized and non-specialized clearly and unambiguously
- HB01RA - Apply the scientific method, research design, advanced biostatistics and quantitative and qualitative data analysis tools to solve a question or test a hypothesis in the clinical setting.
- HB02RA - Use tools to critically evaluate projects, protocols and research articles, both qualitative and quantitative, in the field of Health Sciences
- HB03RA - Apply different bibliographic search strategies in a research project clinical research from the main databases in life sciences health.
Learning outcomes of the subject
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The student will know how to recognise and use the necessary resources to carry out the methodological design of a research project.
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Will carry out autonomous work productively between tutorials.
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Will know how to apply calculation or estimation of the necessary sample size.
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Will be able to determine the statistical methods necessary to answer the scientific question posed when carrying out a research study, if it is of quantitative design.
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Will be able to justify the choice of the different methodological elements and hypotheses and objectives of a research project.
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Will be able to justify and write down the design method appropriate to their objectives.
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Will be able to justify the method of analysis of the data generated by their research.
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Be able to answer a research question from a quantitative and qualitative point of view.
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Will be able to argue and defend their methodological design decisions.
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Will be able to promote understanding of the points of view of the other members of the group.
Syllabus
The contents of the course will depend on the objectives in different TFM and will reinforce the content of the subjects:
- Bioestatistics I and II.
- Quantitative Clinical Research Designs
- Qualitative Research Methodology in Health.
Teaching and learning activities
Online
The teaching methodology of the subject will consist mainly of individual tutorials, in which statistical and methodological advice will be given on the TFM that the student is carrying out. Four tutorials will be offered throughout the course (three of which are compulsory).
After a final delivery of the presentation of the methodology section and a brief introduction of the work, each student will give feedback and provide suggestions to his/her classmates.
In addition, the work will be defended in a final session, in front of their classmates and teachers. It will have a formative nature, as well as being part of the final assessment.
Evaluation systems and criteria
Online
Mixed assessment of 2 components:
- Continuous assessment (30%): the work presented in each of the tutorials will be assessed in relation to the work presented in each of the tutorials in relation to the objectives set, as well as taking advantage of the tutorials.
- Assessment of the final result presented (70%) will include:
- Final presentations of the project (especially the methodology section) and the oral defence (70% of the ‘Assessment of the final result’ mark).
- Peer assessment (each student will be assessed on how he/she has assessed his/her peers and how his/her contributions have been) 20% (of the ‘Assessment of the final result’ mark)
- Self-assessment: 10% (of the ‘Final Outcome Assessment’ mark)
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