Faculty of Health Sciences
Research Methods
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students are offered an in-depth examination and comparison of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods designs. Specific areas emphasized in the course include: evidence justifying the research enterprise; developing research questions and hypotheses as appropriate; establishing a research design; reviewing data analysis; and understanding knowledge translation. Students will have the opportunity to apply their course-acquired knowledge of research designs toward their thesis, i.e., conduct a literature review and development of methodology.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to a graduate program
Philosophy of Inquiry
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students are exposed to perspectives in philosophy of science. Students will explore ways in which philosophies underpin methods of inquiry and knowledge development. The focus will be on assisting students to discover and articulate the philosophies (values, beliefs and assumptions) that inform the development of their individual, emerging research projects.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to a graduate program
Advanced Statistics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-2-0
This course addresses descriptive statistics and statistical inference followed by a comprehensive study of statistical tests appropriate for most types of research questions and data sets. By the end of the course students will have fluency in univariate and multivariate tests, parametric and nonparametric tests, and the application of SPSS for statistical testing.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to a graduate program AND
Health Sciences 3450/Psychology 3450 or equivalent
Advanced Qualitative Analysis
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Readings and discussion will focus on scientific methodological approaches to data analysis commonly applied within the qualitative research domain. Philosophical, theoretical, and analytical aspects related to major qualitative methods/approaches such as grounded theory, ethnography, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, and case study will be addressed.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to a graduate program