Social Research Methods for Health and Care

Overview

Credit value: 30 credits at Level 5
Convenor: Dr Jenelle Clarke
Assessment: a 1000-word essay (40%) and 2000-word research proposal (60%)

Module description

In this module we introduce you to key principles of social research within health and care and explore issues of ethics and co-production in health research. We will help you to understand the essential components of qualitative and quantitative approaches, and develop skills in analysing qualitative and quantitative data, while building your confidence and skills in designing a research proposal.

Indicative syllabus

Introduction to social research in health
Ethics and research in health
Research design
Quantitative research
Quantitative data analysis
Qualitative research
Qualitative data analysis
Secondary data analysis and evaluative approaches

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

summarise key concepts relevant to health and care research in the social sciences
identify and discuss key ethical issues of health research
review a range of methodological approaches linked to research questions and understand the key principles of quantitative and qualitative approaches
design a research proposal.