4 hours/week
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, case study analysis, independent research, exercises, training on data classification technology, participant presentations, classroom discussions, and guest speakers.
- Research and epidemiology frameworks and terminology
- Principles of scientific investigation
- Research study design
- Testing a hypothesis
- Process to identifying bias in research and epidemiological studies
- Steps in performing and critiquing a literature review
- Design and purpose of epidemiological studies
- Relationship between research and epidemiology within health information management
- Process for securing and ensuring ethical research
- Relationship between data integrity, governance, and health information management
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Define key research and epidemiology terminology;
- Design a research study to test a specific hypothesis;
- Detect and describe different types of bias pertaining to research studies performed in health care;
- Examine the most effective methods to test validity and reliability;
- Design a literature review including a critical analysis of findings;
- Analyze epidemiological studies, identify advantages/disadvantages of each study design, and identify the various health care statistics used or generated;
- Explain how various epidemiological research study designs can be used in health information management;
- Explain how study design facilitates outcome studies;
- Identify the relationship between research methodology and evidence-based practice in health information management;
- Demonstrate the importance of ethics in research and epidemiological studies;
- Identify data governance and data integrity issues pertinent to research and epidemiology.
Assessment will be based on course objectives andwill be carried out in accordance with the °µÍø51 Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a Letter graded course. All assignments must be completed to pass the course
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
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