450-4087/01 – Research Methodology (MV)
| Gurantor department | Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Jan Kubíček, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Jan Kubíček, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course is part of the complex subject of teaching of professional skills. Students will learn the basics of critical - scientific thinking: understanding the needs and importance of the scientific approach in medical practice (evidence-based practice). They learn the basic steps of the research process, the selection of appropriate methods, processing and evaluation of results.
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Summary
The course is part of the complex subject of teaching of professional skills. Students will learn the basics of critical - scientific thinking: understanding the needs and importance of the scientific approach in medical practice (evidence-based practice). They learn the basic steps of the research process, the selection of appropriate methods, processing and evaluation of results.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
•Jordan R. R.: Academic Writing Course - New Edition. Nelson, Walton-on-Thames, 2002.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Semestral project and written exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are not defined other erquirements for student
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Syllabus of lectures:
Definition science. Scientific knowledge. Characteristic features of modern science. Types of research. Research in health care.
Terminology science and research. Financial and legislative context in scientific research.
The definition of the concept of research and its species. Principles of experimentation in technology and medicine.
Science, scientific approach, the scientific method, scientific theory. Basic and applied research, and their specific requirements. financing options
Introducton to the research process, goals, opportunities, legislation, accessibility, practical information.
Research problems, research questions, research hypotheses. Types of clinical trials, randomized and nonrandomized studies, studies with crossover design and a factorial design, single, double and triple blind studies, open-label study.
Study sources and literature and information sources with regard to the availability of information, credibility and relevance of information. Electronic Resources research work. search on the Internet, in library catalogs in bibliographic systems.
Determintation research sample (file)
Methods and techniques of data collection, data analysis, data processing
Interpretaction of research results, presentation of scientific communication in terms of the way (multimedia, poster), content and form.
Ethical aspects of medical research. Ethics research studies, legislation, ethics committee, informed consent, good practice.
Basic characteristics and the concept of scientific communication. The requirements and structure for abstracts, scientific papers, conferences, journal publications
Divergence creation of professional communication in Czech and English, typographical,
Citation, protection of intellectual property, patents and utility models, patent literature, and its availability in biomedical research
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction