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Research Methodology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 450-4087/02
Abbreviation MV
Course title Research Methodology
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Jan Kubíček, Ph.D.

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

Literature

•POLIT, D.F., HUNGLER, B.P.: Nursing Research. Principles and Methods. Philadelphia : Lippincott, 1999. 757s. ISBN 0-7817-1562-8 
•Gustavii B.: How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003.

Advised literature

•Jordan R. R.: Academic Writing Course - New Edition. Nelson, Walton-on-Thames, 2002.