Métodos de investigação qualitativa
Código
1983013
Unidade Orgânica
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Departamento
Unidade de Saúde Publica Internacional e Bioestatistica
Créditos
4
Professor responsável
Maria do Rosóario F. O. Martins
Horas semanais
Língua de ensino
Inglês e Português
Objectivos
This module aims to provide practical experience of planning a research project and analysing data in SPSS or other statistical software. The study is intended to help students consolidate knowledge and techniques acquired in other curricular units through applying demographic, epidemiological and statistical principles to a practical problem. Students will also find the course good preparation for independent research. By the end of this module, students should be able to: 1. Identify the steps involved in planning and conducting a research project; 2. Formulate research questions and testable hypotheses; 3. Plan a study that will test the proposed hypotheses, using an appropriate study design, sample size and mode of data collection; 4. Appreciate the principles involved in designing and selecting samples for community surveys; 5. Draw conclusions from the results of data analyses, using appropriate tabulations of the data and basic methods of statistical analysis.
Pré-requisitos
Não se aplica.
Conteúdo
1. Fundamental issues related to research 2. Overview of the stages involved in health research 3. Quantitative and qualitative approaches; triangulation 4. Planning of quantitative studies 5. Research questions and hypothesis formulation 6. Sampling – covering basic concepts, e.g. simple random sampling, cluster sampling, calculating sample sizes and design effects. 7. Ethical issues in research 8. Questionnaire design 9. Logistics of data collection 10. Basic data analysis 11. Skills for the presentation of results
Bibliografia
Douglas G. Altman. Practical Statistics for Medical Research, Chapman and Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science. Bowling, A. RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH - Investigating health and health services. 2nd Edition, Opening University Press. 2002. Creswell, J. W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches. 3thedition. Sage Publications, London. 2009. HILL, M.; HILL, A. - Investigação por questionário: Sílabo, Lisboa, 2009; 2ª ed.
Método de ensino
Aulas presenciais e tutoriais. As aulas presenciais serão teórico-práticas, envolvendo a análise de bases de dados através da utilização de programas estatísticos, nomeadamente o Programa SPSS. A discussão de artigos é também promovida.
Método de avaliação
Exame e/ou trabalhos. O exame inclui questões de resposta múltipla e outras de desenvolvimento, tendo duração de duas horas. O trabalho envolvendo a análise de bases de dados através da utilização de programas estatísticos.