This is an introductory statistics course for students entering the Graduate Program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. It includes data presentation and normalization, types of variables and levels of measurement, descriptive statistics, and hypothesis testing using both nonparametric and parametric procedures. This course is designed to introduce techniques used to analyze quantitative data used in health-related research and allied fields. Emphasis will be placed on the basic concepts of quantitative analysis including an introduction to multivariate analysis, and the use of statistical software. HS 9515 Course Outline 2012 - 2013 This course is designed to provide participants with an introduction to quantitative research methods, including basic research study design and the skills and practice nevessary to determine the internal validity of evidence found in the health sciences literature. We will specifically address the validity of studies evaluating effectiveness of interventions (randomized trails, cohort and case control studies), diagnostic tests, risk factors, development of disease, and disease prognosis and conclude the course with an introduction to systematic review. HS 9601 (tentative) Course Outline 2012 - 2013 This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the qualitative paradigm and its current and potential applications in health and rehabilitation sciences. The philosophical assumptions that form an integral part of the qualitative paradigm will be examined, as will the assumptions underlying various qualitative schools of inquiry (e.g., grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, action research, narrative). Key considerations in the critical evaluation and design of qualitative studies within several schools of inquiry relevant to health and rehabilitation sciences will be addressed. Students will have opportunities to engage in critical analysis of qualitative research; discuss ethical issues related to the conduct of qualitative research; and engage in the process of proposal development within a group. HS 9602 Course Outline 2012 - 2013 This course is an introduction to linear regression for health sciences, examining simple regression, multiple regression, the use of categorical independent variables, and the fitting of interaction terms. Although formulas are given and calculations are presented, the principal orientation of the course is conceptual rather than mathematical. HS 9707 Course Outline 2012 - 2013 This course will give learners the opportunity to learn how to rigorously and systematically analyse qualitative data in the form of interview transcripts from a study on women's experience of aging and osteoporosis. The course will begin with a review of the three key qualitative approaches or research designs used in the health sciences (grounded theory, qualitative case study and phenomenology). Next, we will highlight how the approaches are shaped by specific research paradigms (post-positivism, interpretivism/constructivism or critical theory). A key concept for this course is that by combining a qualitative approach with a paradigm will produce nine sub-approaches, each with its own guidelines on what constitutes an appropriate research questions, how to identify and select data sources and types, determining sample size, analyzing/interpreting data and presenting findings. Learners will be expected to select one qualitative sub-approach as the framework for their work in this course. To assist learners carry out their analysis projects, we will use the Qualitative Decision Points Matrix© to guide the research decisions they make. By the end of the course, learners will have designed and completed a rigorous and systematic secondary data analysis project and present their work orally and in writing. The grading format consists of observable contributions to group learning (15%), two papers (60%) and an oral presentation (25%). This course will explore ANOVA based methods of data analysis, including t test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, S lit-plot ANOVA, Factorial ANOVA, and MANOVA. HS 9709 Course Outline 2012 - 2013 This course provides an introduction to philosophical foundations of qualitative research with a particular focus on interpretive and critical paradigms of inquiry. Assumptions about what constitutes knowledge (epistemology), the nature of existence (ontology), and means for gaining knowledge (methodology) within different knowledge paradigms are considered. Students examine philosophical and theoretical perspectives that underpin various schools to qualitative inquiry and identify perspectives relevant to the coherent and rigorous design of research. Within this course, students explore perspectives that relate to their own research interests; expand their familiarity with the specialized terminology adopted in qualitative research; consider approaches to representing, writing and publishing qualitative research; and investigate implications for the design and evaluation of qualitative research in health and social care. This course is highly recommended for doctoral level students completing a qualitative research dissertation, and is open to highly motivated Masters level students wishing to deepen their research knowledge. HS 9730 Course Outline 2012 - 2013 Please note: HS9601 is recommended as a precursor to this course The student completes a paper on a specific issue arising in a list of readings. The reading list is compiled by the student under the guidance of her or his supervisor and approved by the field chair.Measurement and Methods Course Descriptions
Measurement & Methods Field Seminar
Seminar Dates: Jan. 28, Feb. 11, Feb. 25, March 11, March 25, April 8HS 9515a - Statistics For HRS
Please note: This is not a required methods course
HS 9601a – Quantitative Research Methods in Health Sciences
HS 9602a – Qualitative Research Methods in Health Sciences
HS 9707a - Linear Regression for Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (formerly HS 9600)
HS 9708 - Advanced Topics in Qualitative Research
Note: Not offered 2012 - 2013
Please note: HS9602 is recommended as a precursor to this courseHS 9709b - ANOVA-based Methods of Data Analysis
Please note: HS9601 is recommended as a precursor to this course.
HS 9730b – Philosophical Foundations of Qualitative Research
Measurements and Methods Comprehensive Exam (PhD Requirement)
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