On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Identify the principal research questions applicable to evidence-based practice in health
2. Apply the major quantitative and qualitative paradigms, methodologies, designs, methods and ethical considerations for answering the principal research questions in health
3. Analyse criteria and processes for enhancing the generalisability and applicability of qualitative and quantitative research evidence in health
4. Interpret quantitative and qualitative results in research reports
5. Utilise structured appraisal tools for assessing reporting quality of research evidence in health
6. Critique methods for workplace research
7. Distinguish pathways and processes for commencing a career in health research

1.Contribution of empirical research to the advancement of evidence-based practice and policy in healthcare
2.Types of research questions in healthcare
3.Levels of evidence in quantitative research
4.Research paradigms and methodologies
5.Research designs
6.Sampling in quantitative and qualitative research
7.Data collection methods in quantitative and qualitative research
8.Ethics and privacy in human research and the management of data
9.Data analysis in quantitative and qualitative research
10.Appraisal tools and their use for quantitative and qualitative research
11.Study and career pathways for professional research in health; funding and research teams
12.Research in the workplace: Action research, quality assurance, audits and benchmarking