Postgraduate Course: Quantitative Research in Clinical Education (MEED11023)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Quantitative research - generally involving detailed statistical analysis of large amounts of data - is increasingly important in medical education. However, medical educators frequently lack the background necessary to evaluate research using such data or to apply such techniques in their own work. This course is designed to provide educators with the necessary skills to understand quantitative research and apply it in their host institutions. |
| Course description |
Quantitative research - generally involving detailed statistical analysis of large amounts of data - is increasingly important in medical education. However, medical educators frequently lack the background necessary to evaluate research using such data or to apply such techniques in their own work.
This course is designed to provide educators with the necessary skills to understand quantitative research and apply it in their host institutions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Review and evaluate the factors that need to be taken into account before and during quantitative research
- Critically examine the range of methods available and select appropriate tools depending on circumstances
- Communicate key findings to non-specialists
- Evaluate the real world impact of quantitative research
- Develop the ability to run analyses using the statistics package R
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
Online environments are used for the teaching, learning and assessment of all courses on the MSc programme. This includes the Waverley Suite, allowing interactive visual, audio, textural and graphical modes of communication, in the same synchronous or asynchronous event. |
| Keywords | Quantitative research,clinical education,statistics,educational research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr David Hope
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Course secretary | Mrs Debbie Spence
Tel: (0131 6)51 6536
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