Introduction to empirical Research for Health Professions
- Faculty
Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences
- Version
Version 1 of 15.01.2025.
- Module identifier
22B1711
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only winterterm
- Duration
1 semester
- Special features of the module
The module consists of the courses "The empirical research process incl. literature search" (LE 1), "Quantitative methods" (LE2 2) and "Qualitative methods" (LE 3).
- Brief description
The module is designed to acquire a basic understanding of the research process. Starting from the exploratory phase, this includes the logic of the research process itself as well as the need for research in the therapy professions. Furthermore, basic knowledge about study designs as well as about methods of qualitative and quantitative empirical health research is provided. The focus is on acquiring methodological competence for understanding and applying research processes and results.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
- The empirical research process
1.1 Phases and principles of the research process
1.2 The importance of theories and hypotheses
1.3 Epistemology and philosophy of science (overview)
1.4 Techniques of scientific work (systematic literature search, citation, identifying and classifying literature and document types, structure of scientific papers)
1.5 Overview of study designs
1.6 Identifying research needs
1.7 Deriving a research question
1.8 Exploring a topic area - Quantitative research methodology
2.1 Basic principles
2.2 Methods of data collection
2.2.1 Scale levels
2.2.2 Quality criteria
2.3 Study designs
2.4 Descriptive statistics
2.4.1 Univariate statistics
2.4.2 Bivariate statistics - Qualitative research
3.1 Foundations of qualitative health research
3.2 Questions and characteristics
3.3 Methods of qualitative data collection (focus: interview, participant observation)
3.4 Qualitative data collection methods in clinical practice
3.5 Qualitative sampling
3.6 Quality criteria of qualitative research (introduction)
- The empirical research process
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Hours of workload Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Seminar Presence - 15 Practice Presence - 15 Learning in groups / Coaching of groups Presence - Lecturer independent learning Hours of workload Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 20 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 20 Study of literature - 10 seminar paper - 40 Exam preparation -
- Graded examination
- Homework / Assignment
- Literature
DePoy, Elisabeth & Gitlin, Laura N. (2020): Introduction to Research. Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies. 6th edition. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.
D?ring, Nicloa & Bortz, Jürgen (2015): Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation in den Human- und Sozialwissenschaften. 5. Auflage. Heidelberg: Springer.
Kleibel, Veronika & Mayer, Hanna (2017): Literaturrecherche für Gesundheitsberufe. Wien: Facultas Verlag 3., überarbeitete Auflage.
Koller, Martina M. (2014): Statistik für Pflege- und Gesundheitsberufe. Wien: Facultas Universit?tsverlag.
Mangold, Sabine (2013): Evidenzbasiertes Arbeiten in Physio- und Ergotherapie. 2. Aufl., Berlin: Springer.
Mey, Günther & Mruck, Katja (2020): Handbuch Qualitative Forschung in der Psychologie, Bd. 1 u. Bd. 2. 2. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Nordhausen, Thomas & Hirt, Julian (2022): 10 Schritte zur systematischen Literaturrecherche. In: Nordhausen, Thomas & Hirt, Julian (Hrsg.): RefHunter. Systematische Literaturrecherche. refhunter.org/research_support/rechercheschritte/ [Zugriff am: 02.02.2024]
Misoch, Sabine (2019): Qualitative Interviews. 2. Auflage. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Scherfer, Erwin & Bossmann, Tanja (2011): Forschung verstehen. Ein Grundkurs in evidenzbasierter Praxis. 2. Auflage. München: Pflaum.
Schnell, Rainer, Hill, Paul B. & Esser, Elke (2023): Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. 12. Auflage. München: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
- Applicability in study programs
- International Physiotherapy
- International Physiotherapy, B.Sc.
- Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, B.Sc.
- Person responsible for the module
- Hansen, Hilke
- Teachers
- Hansen, Hilke