| Area: |
School of Public Health |
| Credits: |
25.0 |
| Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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| Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
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| Syllabus: |
Introduction to the scientific method, experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, qualitative and epidemiological research. Measurement issues - questionnaire development, reliability and validity of data, issues of sampling and sample size. Ethics in research. Overview of descriptive statistics, estimation and confidence intervals, inferential statistical tests. Use of SPSS software. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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| Field of Education: | 60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Funding Cluster: | 09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
