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 Douglas College 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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