RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2021/2022
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
16
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (16 hours)
Requirements: 

Suitability for teaching computer science applied to bibliographic research

The exam is carried out in oral form.
Will be evaluated:

- the accuracy and completeness of the content of the answers
- the degree of depth of the topic

- ability to argue, synthesize, create interdisciplinary connections, clinical reasoning

- ability to use appropriate terminology

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The teaching aims to build knowledge, skills and competences on the methodology of research in the obstetrics, gynecology and neonatal fields, providing students with adequate tools in carrying out research in the clinical field.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• correctly implement literature search strategies in biomedical databases
• critically analyze a research article
• recognize the structure of a scientific article and the design of the research
• understand the strength of EB by analyzing guidelines, scientific articles, reviews
• apply the research phases for the preparation of a thesis

• Objectives and history of obstetric research
• EB, EBM, EBP

• Research for the specific professional of the midwife

• Critical reading of literature

• Stages and macro-activities of the research

• Deductive and inductive method; theoretical structures for research

• Identification of the research problem: problem statement and purpose statement

• Research questions and hypotheses: dependent and independent variables

• Quantitative research and quantitative research designs

• Qualitative research

• Sampling

• Methods and tools for data collection

• Ethical problems in research

• Scientific article

• Literature review

• How to present the data
• Bibliography

• Objectives and history of obstetric research

• EB, EBM, EBP

• Research for the specific professional of the midwife

• Critical reading of literature

• Stages and macro-activities of the research
• Deductive and inductive method; theoretical structures for research

• Identification of the research problem: problem statement and purpose statement

• Research questions and hypotheses: dependent and independent variables

• Quantitative research and quantitative research designs

• Qualitative research

• Sampling

• Methods and tools for data collection

• Ethical problems in research

• Scientific article

• Literature review

• How to present the data

• Bibliography

The teaching activity will be interactive with lectures, individual and / or group learning and self-learning path

Teacher can be contacted by e-mail at alessia.bonaccorso@uninsubria.it
 for appointments or information requests

Professors

BONACCORSO ALESSIA

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