Course: Methodology and Statistics 1

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Course title Methodology and Statistics 1
Course code OSE/ZTB03
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mandysová Petra, doc. Ph.D.
  • Reiterová Eva, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Mazalová Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The total scope of the course is 27 hours, of which 15 hours are contact and 12 hours are non-contact. Purposes, characteristics and significance of research, its types, grant agencies Research process - phases of research process Quantitative research - research characteristics research, sample selection, data gathering and processing techniques Qualitative research - research characteristics, features, sample selection, organisation and techniques Selection and formulation of research problem, design and methods Validity and reliability in research Reporting guidelines for quantitative and qualitative research Presentation of research results in radiology Reporting guidelines

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course introduces student to the research process in health care professions, its characteristics and types. It describes each phase and step of research project from the initial conceptual phase to planning, empirical and analytical phase and finally dissemination phase. It outlines main types of research designs and methods, ethical dimensions and discusses ethical problems of research in the context of health care, mainly radiology.
After completion, student will: - know each phase of research project - be able to work out research project proposal - understand ethical problems of research in the area of health care - be able to present research results - be able to apply steps of research project in writing his/her thesis
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Proposal, realisation and defence of a research project focused on data collection in the field of radiology Active attendance on seminars
Recommended literature
  • EGER, L., EGEROVÁ, D. (2014). Základy metodologie výzkumu: pro studenty ekonomických oborů. Plzeň: ZČU.
  • Gurková E. (2019). Praktický úvod do metodologie výzkumu v ošetřovatelství.
  • Hendl J., Remr, J. (2021). Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Praha, Portál.
  • Hendl, Jan. (2021). Kvalitativní výzkum. Praha, Portál.
  • Vévodová, Š., & Ivanová, K. Základy metodologie výzkumu pro nelékařské zdravotnické profese.
  • Walker, I. (2013). Výzkumné metody a statistika. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Imaging Technology in Diagnostic Radiology (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer