Research Methodology (REML-401): Course Content

After completion of course students should able to:

• Describe the research process and the principle activities, skills and ethics associated with the research process.
• Explain the relationship between theory and research.
• Propose a research study and justify the theory as well as the methodological decisions, including sampling and measurement.
• Understand the importance of research ethics and integrate research ethics into the research process.
• Construct an effective research proposal that will serve as the launching point for the study you conduct next semester.

HYPOTHESIS TESTING

Introduction, Statistical problem, null and alternative hypothesis, Type-I and Type-II errors, level of significance, Test statistics, acceptance and rejection regions, general procedure for testing of hypothesis. Exercises.

TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS- SINGLE POPULATION

Introduction, testing of hypothesis and confidence interval about the population mean and proportion for small and large samples, Exercises

TESTING OF HYPOTHESES-TWO OR MORE POPULATIONS

Introduction, Testing of hypothesis and confidence intervals about the difference of population means and proportions for small and large samples, Analysis of Variance and ANOVA Table.

Exercises TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS-INDEPENDENCE OF ATTRIBUTES

Introduction, Contingency Tables, Testing of hypothesis about the Independence of attributes. Exercises.

REGRESSION AND CORRELATION

Introduction, cause and effect relationships, examples, simple linear regression, estimation of parameters and their interpretation. r and R2. Correlation. Coefficient of linear correlation, its estimation and interpretation. Multiple regression and interpretation of its parameters. Examples

RESEARCH FUNDAMENTALS:

• Rehabilitation Research

• Theory in Rehabilitation Research

• Research Ethics

RESEARCH DESIGN:

• Research Problems, Questions, and Hypotheses

 

• Research Paradigms

• Design Overview

• Research Validity

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS:

• Group Designs

• Single-System Design

NON EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH:

• Overview of Non experimental Research

• Clinical Case Reports

• Qualitative Research

• Epidemiology

• Outcomes Research

• Survey Research

MEASUREMENT:

• Measurement Theory

• Methodological Research

DATA ANALYSIS:

• Statistical Reasoning

• Statistical Analysis of Differences; The basics

• Statistical Analysis of Differences; Advanced and special Techniques

• Statistical Analysis of Relationships; The basics

• Statistical Analysis of Relationships; Advanced and special Techniques

BEING A CONSUMER

• Locating the Literature

• Evaluating Evidence One Article at a time

• Synthesizing Bodies of Evidence

IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH:

• Implementing a Research Project

• Publishing and Presenting Research

PRACTICAL

• Literature review

• Preparation, presentation and defense of research proposal

• Poster presentation