2022/23 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

NUFF5710M Health Systems Research Methods

15 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Maryam Ba-Break
Email: m.m.ba-break@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 28 Feb View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- follow the research process
- develop appropriate research methodologies
- use a variety of common qualitative and quantitative data collection methods
- analyse data collected using qualitative and quantitative methods
- assess strengths and weaknesses of research findings
- present results
- prepare a research proposal.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, the student should be able to:
1. follow the research process
2. development appropriate research methodologies
3. use a variety of common qualitative and quantitative date collection methods
4. analyse data collected using qualitative and quantitative methods
5. assess strengths and weaknesses of research findings
6. present results
7. prepare a research proposal

Skills outcomes
- Research methods appropriate for investigating problems related to health service delivery in low income countries.

- Critical appraisal of published research.

Syllabus

- Problem selection and analysis
- Research objectives
- Planning research
- Quantitative and qualitative methods; variable definition
- Sampling
- Questionnaire design
- Simple analysis of quantitative data, including differences between groups and association between variables
- Qualitative methods, including open interviews, FGDs, policy analysis
- Assessing strengths and weaknesses of findings
- Presenting results
- Proposal writing.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	3	3.00	9.00
Practical	4	3.50	14.00
Private study hours			127.00
Total Contact hours			23.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

- 3 hours homework per session, 6 sessions
- 80 hours reading during course
- 29 hours preparation of proposal.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Observation of class discussion, presentations and group work: verbal feedback given by lecturer
- Assignment: written feedback given by marker.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Research Proposal	3,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		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: 24/08/2022

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