Health Research Methods

Course aim

To understand principles and concepts underpinning health research necessary to effectively use scientific evidence for describing the importance of a health problem, informing clinical practice, and identifying research gaps.

Course content

Causation and causal inference; epidemiology of disease, determinants of health, study designs, levels of evidence, biases, measures of association and effect size, statistical and clinical significance, systematic reviews, scientific writing, finding and using scientific evidence.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST (INTENSIVE)
Computer Practical	2.5 hours x 6 weeks
Online (Activities)	30 hours x over 6 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
External (Online Delivery)	45 hours x over 6 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Proposal, Report, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.