Applied Research Methods

Learning Outcomes

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate mastery of effective self-directed learning and scientific communication
• Explain the main methods used for qualitative and quantitative research in Audiology, methods used for gathering and recording data and analysing them using appropriate statistical methods
• Design and evaluate a research project in Audiology
• Critically appraise published research in Audiology

• Research Governance, risk assessment and ethical considerations for research in Audiology,
• Collection of data
• Principles of qualitative and quantitative research, samples and populations, scales and categories of measurement, validity, errors and bias, control groups and matched controls.
• Between-subject and within-subject designs,
• Statistical methods for hypothesis testing,
• Concept of statistical power and calculation of sample size,
• Measures and tests of association,
• Critically appraise research publications
• Interpretation and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data
• How to write a report

• Two 60-minute lectures per week in a formal classroom setting. During these lectures there may be small group work with 4 students per group discussing salient issues with feedback from each group to the whole class.
• Computer room tutorials: statistics exercises using a statistical software package
• Students have the opportunity to submit formative assignment that are similar in scope to the summative assignments.
• Students will work in their own time in order to supplement lectures and practical skills.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Essay

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Feedback will be given in written form; individual feedback will be given to each student verbally on demand. Summary feedback to the whole class.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.