CRES 710 Introduction to Clinical Research

This course will cover research conceptualization and question formation based on evidentiary support, study design, data analysis techniques, and critical review of the literature. An overview of non-experimental, quasi-experimental, and experimental study designs, including the options for sampling and formulating a rigorous methodology within those study designs, and their applicability to research questions will be covered. Introduction to basic statistical methods will be considered and publicly available sources of data through organizations such as AHRQ, CDC, NCBI, and CRISP will be introduced.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Outcomes

1. 1. Employ triangulation of data by considering a problem from multiple different.
2. 2. Choose the appropriate quantitative or qualitative methodology, or a mixed methods design process to answer their own research question.
3. 3. Justify the relevance of their research question based on a thorough review of the literature.
4. 4. Define an empirical research question, the independent and dependent variables needed to answer that question, and appropriate experimental design to achieve valid results and conclusions.
5. 5. Perform basic STATA data analysis techniques that can be utilized to answer research questions in the settings of different study designs.
6. 6. Review the different types of participant sampling that can be considered to recruit their target populations and how those methods of sampling can introduce bias into study findings.
7. 7. Identify several publicly available datasets that could be utilized to answer research inquiry.
8. 8. Consider the various factors that can impact generalizability of study results.
9. 9. Create a problem statement based on each individual research question.