School of Health - Discipline based training programme 2009-2010
Research methods training
Enrolled students who have not yet completed the MSc Research Methods in Health and Social Care module or equivalent and have not received exemptions from studying this module will complete it during 2009 - 2010.
Dates for the Research Methods in Health and Social Care module are:
Semester 1 - 7, 12, 13 October, 4 & 17 November
Semester 3 - 10,11,16,30 June, 7 July.
All 9am - 3pm in Yelvertoft Building, Park Campus (room to be confirmed).
The Centre for Health and Well-being Research is running an 'Introductory Research Methods Training Programme' that students can attend. All sessions will take place in Sunley Management Centre. To book a place please contact Lynn Marriott on 01604 892887 or email chwr@northampton.ac.uk
Workshops
- 1: Why do research in health?
Tues 15 September 2009
13.00 to 15.30
- 2: Fundamentals of research design
Tues 29 September 2009
13.00 to 15.30
- 3. PPI; Public and Patient Involvement
Tues 13 October 2009
13.00 - 15.30
- 4. Critical appraisal and evidence based healthcare
Tues 27 October 2009
13.00 - 15.30
- 5. Research Governance
Tues 10 November 2009
13.00 - 15.30
- 6. Formulating the research question
Tues 17 November 2009
13.00 - 15.30
- 7. Sampling & recruitment (quantitative and qualitative research)
Tues 24 November 2009
13.00 - 15.30
- 8. Data analysis: Introduction to analysing & interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
Tues 1st December 2009
13.00 - 15.30
- 9. Developing a career as a health researcher
Tues 15th December 2009
13.00 - 15.30
Seminar programme
There will be a seminar programme consisting of seminars in Spring / Summer terms (venue and dates to be confirmed). Topics include:
Kennedy Mdaki (Transfer seminar)
Alex Palombi (Transfer seminar)
Holly Broughton (Transfer seminar)
In addition the The Centre for Health and Well-being Research will host the following Lunchtime Seminars at the Sunley Management Centre that students can attend. Contact the Centre Manager, Lynn Marriott if you wish to attend any of these: lynn.marriott@northampton.ac.uk
- Sep-09 'Circular instead of Hierarchical: Some Thoughts Regarding the Evaluation of Complex Interventions'
- Oct-14 'The potential of probiotics:an update and overview of the science'
- Nov-11 'Drama: an effective way of communicating healthy eating to children?'
- Dec-09 'Towards the prevention of childhood meningitis in the UK'
- Jan-13 'The Max Guide to Hand Hygiene'
- Feb-10 tbc
- Mar-10 tbc
- Apr-14 tbc
- May-12 tbc
- Jun-09 tbc
Other sessions
Students are expected to attend the School of Health's Research Development day (9th December 2009).
There are also more subject-specific discipline training via meetings/seminars of the Nursing and Midwifery Research Group, the Health through Occupation Research Group (HETOC) and the Microbiology Forum.
Meetings:
- The Microbiology forum meets the first Wednesday of every month 5-7pm in the Knowledge Exchange at Park Campus.
- The Health through Occupation Research Group semionars take place in Kelmarsh Building, Park Campus at 9 am -10.30 am on 26th October 2009, 8th February 2010), additional sessions with Visiting Professor Doris Pierce from Eastern Kentucky University, USA will take place in Summer 2010
- The Nursing and Midwifery Research group meetings (dates to be confirmed)
