COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Research Methods in Health Sciences I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HEM 317
Fall
5
2
6
11
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecturing / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives At the end of this course students; understand the importance of doing scientific research in the nursing profession, do basic statistical analyzes, evaluate critically research is intended to know the basic concepts and methods in epidemiology.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the place and importance of research in nursing,
  • Critically evaluate research article in line with basic principles,
  • Understand the ethical principles in research,
  • Analyze research data,
  • Create graphs and tables of analysis results,
  • Analyze the findings obtained after the analysis
  • Define epidemiology and basic concepts in epidemiology,
  • Evaluate where, when and how to use epidemiological methods.
Course Description This course covers; Critical evaluation of the quantitative research report, basic statistical concepts, introduction of research data, summarization of data, statistics and probability, hypothesis testing, description of epidemiology , criteria and regulation used in epidemiology, descriptive epidemiology, concept of causality, experimental epidemiology, epidemiology of infectious diseases, epidemiology of non-communicable diseases and epidemiology of accident epidemiology.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Course Introduction Science Method and Research – Biostatistics in the health field -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
2 The Importance of Research in Nursing Research and Ethics SPSS program overview-1 -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
3 SPSS program overview-2 Database creation and data entry in the SPSS program -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
4 Descriptive statistics (frequency, arithmetic mean, peak value, geometric mean) Frequency table, average, mode, median, standard deviation calculation in SPSS program Definition and historical development of epidemiology -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
5 Steps of the Research Process I: Definition of the Problem and its Importance Significance tests I: The significance test of difference between two means, Mann Whitney U test, SPSS application Usage areas of epidemiology -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
6 Steps of the Research Process II: Method: Research Objective, Research Questions, Hypotheses, Dependent and Independent Variables Significance Tests II- significance test of difference between two peers, Wilcoxon paired two-sample test SPSS application Notification and Surveillance -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
7 Midterm -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
8 Steps of the Research Process II:– Research Method: universe, sampling and sampling methods Significance Tests III: Chi square (four-eyed) Chi square (multi-eyed), Square in dependent groups SPSS application Causality in epidemiology
9 – Steps of the Research Process II: Method: Data Collection Methods and Tools Significance Tests-IV: Pearson Correlation Analysis, Spearman Correlation Analysis-SPSS Application Population and population problems -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
10 Steps of the Research Process III: Findings, Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations – Presentation of research data in tables and graphics Measuring Health and Disease-I and II -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
11 Descriptive Research Designs Presentation of research data in tables and graphics Epidemiological Studies - Epidemiological Studies: Descriptive -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
12 Experimental and Semi-Experimental Research Designs Sample scientific research assessment Epidemiological Studies: Analytical; cross-sectional -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
13 -Testing Hypotheses and Interpreting Results - Epidemiological Studies: Cohort - Epidemiological Studies: Experimental Epidemiology; Intervention Studies -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
14 Validity and Reliability in Measurement Tools Epidemiological Studies: Case-Control Analysis -Presentation of Health Information -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul -R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, p: 1-12
15 Course review
16 Final exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

 1-Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA,

2-Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N,  (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul,

3-Arslan Ö., Bebiş H (2016) Hemşirelik Araştırmasının Esasları - Hemşirelik Uygulaması için Kanıtın Değerlendirilmesi, Pelikan Yayınları

4-Polit DF, Hungler BP. (2013) Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice, Eight Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia

5-Wood GL, Haber J: Nursing Research, Methods And Critical Appraisal For Evidence-Bese Practice. Mosby Elseiver. 2006Erefe İ.Hemşirelikte Araştırma: İlke, Süreç ve Yöntemler.Odak Ofset,Ankara, 2002.
6- R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström (2009). Temel Epidemiyoloji, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, 2. Baskı, sy: 149-166

7- Sümbüloğlu K, Sümbüloğlu V (2002). Biyoistatistik, Hatipoğlu Yayınları

 
Suggested Readings/Materials

  Aksayan S., Bahar Z., Bayık A., Emiroğlu O. N., Görak G., Karataş, Kocaman G., Kubilay G., Seviğ Ü.,  Edi.Erefe İ. (2002). Hemşirelikte Araştırma, Odak Ofset, İstanbul.

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
5
80
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
48
1
48
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
50
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
40
Final Exams
1
60
    Total
330

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to have basic theoretical and practical knowledges in line with scientific developments in the field of nursing and health sciences for family and community health and well-being

 X
2

To be able to use the basic theoretical and practical knowledges to meet the health care requirements of family and community with holistic approach.

 X
3

To be able to follow the evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices.

 X
4

To be able to maintain responsibility of improving by itself while adopting the importance of lifelong learning and following scientific, technological and current practices.

 X
5

To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare team in applications.
6

To be able to occur on the professional platforms having the individual study skills, ability to decide independently, and aware of their legal rights and responsibilities.
7

To be able to do team working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary.

 X
8

To be able to organize the projects and events for the living social environment with social responsibility and to apply them.
9

To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically.

 X
10

To be able to act according to the social, scientific and ethical values in nursing, during the period of data collection, interpretation, implementation of initiatives and evaluation of results.

 X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Nursing and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest