Syllabus
* Lectures:
1. Project of thesis
2. Thesis and research method
3. Basics of research methodology
4. Concepts of evidence based medicine
5. Elements of clinical epidemiology - statistical indexes
6. Descriptive a inductive statistics
7. Using information bibliographic database
8. Critical reading of research papers * Workshops in computer room:
1. Searching for scientific information on Internet and bibliographic databases
2. Statistical analysis - program systems for computers
Annotation
The main objectives of this course are to give students some overview about the research methods used by empirical researchers, as well as to expose them to statistical packages used in research. This course covers research methods used in physiotherapy and physical medicine (and, to some extent, related disciplines).
Research design, data collection, analysis, measurement and design validity, and report writing will all be covered. Students also will exercise searching in bibliographic databases.