Métodos de investigação qualitativa
Code
1983013
Academic unit
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Department
Unidade de Saúde Publica Internacional e Bioestatistica
Credits
4
Teacher in charge
Maria do Rosóario F. O. Martins
Weekly hours
Teaching language
Inglês e Português
Objectives
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.
Prerequisites
Não se aplica.
Subject matter
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
Bibliography
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.
Teaching method
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.
Evaluation method
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.