BVMV041c Methodology of scientific research - exercises

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (seminar tutor)
Timetable
Wed 4. 5. to Fri 27. 5. Wed 15:45–18:44 A21/112
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BVVT021c Computer science && BVVP0321c Nutrition in health promotion and public health I - exercises && BVLV0321c Nutrition therapy I - exercises
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Aim of the course is to provide students with necessary knowledge for collecton, analysis and presentation of the data and information and for authorisation of hypothesis in research. Students should be enabled to understand the evidence in expert literature, statistical data utilization and valuation of the results of own statistical examination. At the end of the course student will be able to plan the bacherol´ s thesis.
Syllabus
  • Information. Literature use - databases (Medline, Science Direct etc.) How to cite correctly. Basic statistical terms (sample, selection, probability). Basic epidemiological characteristics (person, place, time). Preparation and organization of epidemiological study. Processing and presentation of epidemiological data. Scaling, data entry, presentation of statistical data. Selection and sample characteristics for the study. Sample formation for the study - random selection, sample range. Techniques of random selection. Data description (classing, graphs, indicators). Indicators nominative, ordinal, metric. Types of epidemiological studies. Descriptive, analytical, intervention studies. Types of indicators/descriptors in epidemiological studies. Data collection. Basic principles of questionnaire construction. Types of questions.
Literature
  • ŠMERHOVSKÝ, Zdeněk, Dana GÖPFERTOVÁ and Jitka FEBEROVÁ. Medicína založená na důkazech z pohledu klinické epidemiologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 245 stran. ISBN 9788024613147. info
  • ŠEJDA, Jan, Zdeněk ŠMERHOVSKÝ and Dana GÖPFERTOVÁ. Výkladový slovník epidemiologické terminologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005, 120 s. ISBN 8024710684. info
  • GREENHALGH, Trisha. Jak pracovat s vědeckou publikací :základy medicíny založené na důkazu. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2003, 208 s. ISBN 80-247-0310-6. info
  • GÖPFERTOVÁ, Dana. Epidemiologie : průvodce epidemiologickou metodou. 1. vyd. Praha: Triton, 1999, 254 s. ISBN 8072540378. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
  • KOMENDA, Stanislav. Úvod do metodologie zdravotnického výzkumu. 2. zm. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1996, 114 s. ISBN 8070676671. info
Teaching methods
literature search, questionnaire
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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