This course will provide an overview of research methods including qualitative, quantitative and health economic approaches. The course will afford students the opportunity to critically appraise research methodologies employed in peer-reviewed research papers.

10 hours of asynchronous online teaching

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1. Systematic review protocol, 1800-2000 words (50% weighting) (ILO 2, 3)

2. Critique of research methodology in the form of a 14-18-minute presentation or podcast (50% weighting) (ILO 1, 4)

This course aims to equip students with an understanding of the research process, enabling them to design, conduct, analyse and write up a substantive project dissertation based on research or structured inquiry. This will include developing skills to systematically search, synthesise and present literature, and in different methodological approaches to research in population health.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Construct research questions and justify a suitable methodology for primary or secondary research which adds to existing theoretical and/or empirical knowledge.

2. Identify and apply effective strategies for literature reviews, including systematic reviews.

3. Critically evaluate and apply relevant research designs and methodological concepts and procedures in a range of settings relevant to the field of infant mental health.

4. Critically discuss principles and practices of research ethics, governance and dissemination in a range of settings relevant to the field of infant mental health.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.