Planning of research projects

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The subjects will be initially addressed in an expository way, seeking most of the time to discuss practical situations of application of the subject. Some problems will also be posed to the students, with a tutorial follow-up to solve them. Final assessment includes two components: assiduity (40%) and report (60%).

Learning Outcomes

Identify the main characteristics of the scientific method and discuss its application to real cases;

-Recognize the research question as the central aspect in a research study and formulate research questions taking into account its essential characteristics;

-Identify the different types of studies, its limitations and its applications;

-Plan a statistical study clearly identifying the research question, the main variable, the population and develop the ability to determine the sample size;

-Describe the data using adequate summary measures and graphical forms;

-Select the appropriate statistical methods to the formulated scientific questions;

-Interpret the results of the statistical methods Correctly report statistical results;

- Correctly report statistical results.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I. Scientific method

II. Research question

III. Type of studies and their main characteristics

IV. Elements of a research protocol

V. Presentation of results.

Head Lecturer(s)

Francisco José Santiago Fernandes Amado Caramelo

Assessment Methods

Final assessment
Assiduit: 40.0%
Report: 60.0%

Bibliography

Bioestatística com SPSS: abordagem prática; Miguel Patrício, Marisa Loureiro, Francisco Caramelo, Plátano Editora

-An EasyGuide to Research Design & SPSS; Beth M. Schwartz, Janie H. Wilson, Dennis M. Goff, SAGE Publications

-Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health; Lisa M. Sullivan, Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning

-Biostatistics: A foundation for analysis in the health sciences; Daniel, W. W., Cross, C. L., Singapore: John wily & sons.

-The Visual Display of Quantitative Information; Edward R. Tufte, Graphics Press