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HCS/542

Health Care Research

Course level: Graduate

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3 credits

Total credits

6 weeks

Course length

Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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This course focuses on the application of health care research methods. Emphasis will be placed on using evidenced based concepts to analyze current health care workplace issues, including the development of an effective research question, literature reviews, and concepts related to data design and collection.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • Explain the purpose of evidence-based health care research.
  • Identify the stages involved in the research process.
  • Identify ethical considerations that can impact health care research.

  • Examine the importance of a literature review to support credible research.
  • Develop a problem statement.
  • Develop a health care research question.

  • Determine the optimal research approach from various study designs.
  • Contrast qualitative and quantitative research designs.

  • Distinguish between levels of evidence and the implications of validity.
  • Describe effective ways to collect data.
  • Explain the rationale for different sampling methodology.
  • Describe the criteria for selecting a target population and sample size.

  • Differentiate between descriptive and comparative statistics.
  • Identify appropriate statistical methodology to support a study proposal.
  • Describe statistical analysis methods.

  • Determine effective delivery formats to disseminate research.
  • Describe the importance of publishing health care research results.

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