Unit information: Introduction to Research in Health in 2008/09

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Unit name Introduction to Research in Health
Unit code AUDI10011
Credit points 10
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Ms. Hoyle
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Centre for Hearing and Balance Studies
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit will introduce the process of clinical research. Students will learn how to identify clinical problems and to form clinical questions. They will learn how to search for research evidence. This unit forms a foundation for the critical appraisal of research evidence covered in year two. It seeks to clarify the research process as clear stages of investigation.