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2014/15 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS2020 Quantitative Methods in Health Service Research

10 creditsClass Size: 180

Module manager: Mike Woolridge
Email: M.W.Woolridge@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2014/15

Pre-requisite qualifications

Information for study and research or equivalent Level 1 study. Normally 120 credits at Level 1 or equivalent.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

By the end of the module students will be able to:
- discuss the philosophical underpinnings of a quantitative approach;
- discuss experimental design as a research method with reference to the range of designs used;
- discuss a range of methods used for quantitative data collection and their relevance to the examination of practice/problems in healthcare settings;
- demonstrate an understanding of common statistical and mathematical approaches in quantitative data analysis;
- discuss the appraisal of quantitative research as evidence to underpin healthcare practice.

Syllabus

The topics discussed are:
- empirical methodology;
- dependent and independent variables;
- experimental designs including random control trials, case control; randomisation approaches;
- sampling strategies;
- methods of quantitative data collection;
- descriptive statistics and inferential statistics;
- ethical issues related to quantitative research in healthcare settings;
- research critique, principles, purpose and framework.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Tutorial	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			78.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Academic Supervision

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/07/2015

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