Research Methods in Nutrition: Course Outline (HNRN-613)

Research methods in nutrition:

• Introduction, objectives,
• Types of research: basic and applied, quantitative and qualitative, clinical and diagnostic;
• Types of sampling: probability and nonprobability; Collection of literature: printed and electronic sources, managing literature;
• Methods of data collection; Writing scientific documents: synopsis, research proposal, articles, references, internship report.
• Research designs: observational studies, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort (prospective, retrospective, time-series);
• Experimental studies: observational studies, clinical studies.
• Experimental data analysis: incidence/ prevalence rate; Research ethics.

• To apply tools and skills required to understand published research
• To identify the types of methods best suited for investigating different types of problems and questions
• To get hands-on training of writing successful research proposals for thesis and projects
• To abreast ethical consideration in research and publications