Module Code - Title:
NS6036
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HEALTH RESEARCH - METHODS AND METHODOLOGY
Year Last Offered:
2023/4
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of this module is to help students to learn about and develop an understanding of the social, political, ethical and personal context of the research process. The module focuses on clarifying and challenging the major assumptions underlying research paradigms, theories and methods. The module will provide students with an advanced understanding of the practical application, and the challenges and contribution of research to health care delivery. On completion of this module students will be prepared to plan a dissertarion.
Syllabus:
Philosophical underpinnings of the research paradigms and their application to nursing and midwifery practice; Reviewing the literature, refining the research question within the relevant paradigm; Ethical and professional factors throughout the research process. Exploration of practical issues relating to qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research and design; Specific processes relevant to quantitative research: Instruments and their use; Approaches to quantitative data analysis; PC based statistical packages, levels of measurement and statistical analysis. Specific processes relevant to qualitative research e.g. interview, fieldwork, participant observation, and focus groups; Approaches to qualitative data analysis; thematic coding, discourse, semiotic and conversation analysis, computer aided data management; Preparation, interpretation and presentation of data and scientific report writing.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
At the end of this module, students will be able to: Challenge the major assumptions underlying research paradigms and research approaches in healthcare research.
Critically appraise research strategies, research design and research methods.
Critically discuss systematic steps involved in the design of a research study.
Critically reflect on how research informs and advances practice.
Synthesise the evidence from the relevant literature when refining a research question/topic within the relevant paradigm.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
At the end of this module, students will be able to: Display a professional commitment to the ethical principles required in the design of a research study.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
A model of adult learning will be adopted in the teaching of this module, using a variety of teaching strategies, including formal lectures, tutorials, group work, self-directed learning and some practical application of research skills. Such an approach should lend itself well to students taking responsibility for their own learning, developing excellent research skills.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Booth, A., Sutton, A., Clowes, M and Martyn-St James, M (2022)
Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review, Third Edition.
, London: Sage
Creswell, J. (2018)
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches, Fifth Edition.
, London: Sage
Godshall, M. (2019)
Fast-facts for evidence-based practice in nursing: implementing EBP in a nutshell. Third Edition.
, New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Gray, J., Grove, S., Sutherland, S. (2017)
The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis and Generation of Evidence, Ninth Edition.
, Elsevier Saunders.
Holloway, I. and Wheeler, S. (2016)
Qualitative Research in Nursing & Health Care. Fourth Edition.
, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
LoBiondo-Wood, G. and Haber, J. (2021)
) Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice. Tenth Edition.
, St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby.
Polit, D.F., Beck, C.T. (2021)
Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, 11th Edition.
, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Other Relevant Texts:
Braun V & Clarke V. (2022)
Thematic Analysis - A practical guide.
, London, SAGE
Boland, A. (2017)
Doing a systematic review: a student's guide. Second Edition.
, London: Sage.
Cottrell, S. (2017)
Critical thinking skills: developing effective analysis and argument. Third Edition.
, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
MSNUNGTFA - NURSING
MSNUSTTFA - NURSING STUDIES
MSNUDCTFA - NURSING (DEMENTIA CARE)
MSNUOPTFA - NURSING (OLDER PERSON)
MSNUPCTFA - NURSING (PALLIATIVE CARE)
MSNUPITFA - NURSING (PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE)
MSNUPOTFA - NURSING (PERI-OPERATIVE CARE)
MSNURSTFA - NURSING (RESPIRATORY CARE)
MSPMHETFA - PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Module Leader:
pauline.oreilly@ul.ie