RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
cod. 02645

Academic year 2012/13
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Sociologia generale (SPS/07)
Field
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Learning objectives

- Gaining mastery in the analysis of the different levels of research in the areas of health and in the specific disciplines of Class 3
- Develop the ability to
a. identify service issues
b. formulate hypotheses and purposes on which to define the process of practical research
c. develop the capacity to implement the critical analysis of the literature on the subject, in order to define the effectiveness of care provided
d. use the tools of investigation for the study of phenomena related to assistance in various areas of practice

Prerequisites

No

Course unit content

- Areas of health research and specification for Class 3
- Process of research and ethical issues in research
- Planning a search
- Identification and definition of the problem
- The application of theories and conceptual models
- The evidence-based practice
- Formulation of hypotheses and research questions
- Selection of the sample
- Principles of measurement
- Methods of data collection

Full programme

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Bibliography

 James A. Fain, La ricerca – leggerla, comprenderla e applicarla, Milano, McGraw-Hill Companies, srl Publishing Group Italia, 2004, trad. it. di: Reading, Understanding, and Applying Research. A test and Workbook, 2nd edition (I primi nove capitoli)
 Kenneth D. Bailey, Metodi della ricerca sociale, Bologna, ed. Il Mulino, 1985, trad. it. di Methods of Social Research, New York, The Free Press, 1982. Edizione italiana a cura di Maurizio Rossi. (I primi cinque capitoli)
 Dispense a cura dei docenti

Teaching methods

Participatory lessons with audio-visual aids and classroom discussion with Students

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam on the dates of appeal provided

Other information

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