Research methods

Subject:

Research methods

Holder of subject:

Dr Brigita Skela Savič, Professor
Dr Bojana Lobe, Associate Professor

Education providers:

• Dr Brigita Skela Savič, Professor
  
• Dr Bojana Lobe, Associate Professor

Contact hours – lectures:

40

Contact hours – seminar:

40

Contact hours – clinical training:

Individual student work:

130

ECTS:

10

Level of study:

Second cycle study program Advanced Nursing Care

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene
 

• becomes acquainted with research paradigms and research approaches and methods which constitute nursing and health care practice;
• gains awareness of the significance of research for nursing;
• learns about the characteristics of research work;
• explores research paradigms, research approaches and methods which constitute nursing and health care practice;
• becomes acquainted with a overview of different research designs in  nursing research;
• learns methods and techniques to effectively use various types of research designs;  
• different approaches of data analysis;
• considers ethical dimensions of research;
• Become capable of collecting empirical data for decision making; Basic knowledge about statistical conclusions; Purpose, use and types statistical methods, selection of methods, review of data, interpretation of data;
• To know basic conception and use of qualitative technic of data analysis.  

Mandatory and recommended references:

• Polit, D.F. & Tatano Beck, C., 2018. Essential of Nursing research: study guide to accompany principles and methods. 9th ed. Wolters Kluwer.
• Bowling, A., 2014. Research methods in health; Investigating health and health services. 4th ed. New York: Open University Press. 2014.
• Salazar, L.F., Crosby, R.A. & DiClemente, R.J., 2015. Research methods in health promotion. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Zaletel-Kragelj, L. & Božikov, J., 2010. Methods and tools in public health: a handbook for teachers, researchers, health professionals and decision makers (ur.). Lage: Hans Jacobs publishing company. (izbrana poglavja)
• Mesec, B., 1998. Uvod v kvalitativno raziskovanje v socialnem delu. Ljubljana: Visoka šola za socialno delo.  
• Košmelj, K., 2001. Uporabna statistika. Biotehniška fakulteta. Ljubljana: Biotehniška fakulteta.
• Hawkes, J.S. & Marsh, W.H., 2005. Discovering Statistics. 2nd ed. New York: Hawkes Publishing, Charlotte.
• Mac Berthouex, P. & Brown, L.C., 2002. Statistics for Environmental Engineers. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers.  
• Creswell, J.W., Plano, C. & Vicki, L., 2009. Designing and conducting mixed methods research. Thousand Oaks: London, New Delhi: Sage.
• Teddlie, C. & Abbas, T., 2009. Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
• Članki po navodilu izvajalcev predmeta

Conditions for the inclusion in the study:

Basic nursing knowledge and research in nursing care (Bachelor degree).
 

Assessment methods:

• Written examination - 100%

Teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars, group work