Course overview
This interdisciplinary course provides foundational principals, knowledge and skills for evidence-based practice in health sciences.
This course focuses on the principles, philosophies and processes which underpin evidence-based practice. Research methods are reviewed: quantitative and qualitative research frameworks, methodologies and methods, and data interpretation. Statistical issues addressed include: hypothesis generation, concepts of probability (including sensitivity and specificity), variance and error and tests for determining differences and associations (such as descriptive and inferential statistics). Key steps in evidence-based practice are introduced including using established frameworks to ask an answerable question, structured searching of the literature, critical appraisal of the literature using a range of tools, including hierarchy of evidence, rigour and trustworthiness and concepts such as sampling and sample size, effect size, odds ratio and number needed to treat, and implementation and translation of evidence to clinical practice.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe principles, philosophies and processes which underpin evidence-based practice
- Discuss key principles of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms, designs, methodologies and methods
- Identify various forms of data, what it means, how it can be analysed and presented
- Describe and apply key steps in evidence-based practice using established frameworks and tools (such as during searching of the literature and critical appraisal)
- Identify potential threats to internal validity and what strategies can be used to avoid bias and improve rigour in research
- Describe issues to consider when implementing and translating evidence to clinical practice.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 52262
Section LE01
Size 500
Available 364
Notes:
Class number 52263
Section LE02
Size 500
Available 484
Notes:
Class number 52264
Section WS01
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 52265
Section WS02
Size 25
Available 14
Class number 52266
Section WS03
Size 25
Available 19
Class number 52267
Section WS04
Size 25
Available 21
Class number 52268
Section WS05
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 52269
Section WS06
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52270
Section WS07
Size 25
Available 0
Class number 52271
Section WS08
Size 25
Available 21
Class number 52272
Section WS09
Size 25
Available 23
Class number 52273
Section WS10
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52274
Section WS11
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 52275
Section WS12
Size 25
Available 12
Class number 52276
Section WS13
Size 25
Available 14
Class number 52277
Section WS14
Size 25
Available 23
Class number 52278
Section WS15
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52279
Section WS16
Size 25
Available 21
Class number 52280
Section WS17
Size 25
Available 17
Class number 52281
Section WS18
Size 25
Available 0
Class number 52282
Section WS19
Size 25
Available 20
Class number 52283
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Size 25
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Class number 52284
Section WS21
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52285
Section WS22
Size 25
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Class number 52286
Section WS23
Size 25
Available 10
Class number 52287
Section WS24
Size 25
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Class number 52288
Section WS25
Size 25
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Class number 52289
Section WS26
Size 25
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Class number 52290
Section WS27
Size 25
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Class number 52291
Section WS28
Size 25
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Class number 52292
Section WS29
Size 25
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Class number 52293
Section WS30
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52294
Section WS31
Size 25
Available 24
Class number 52295
Section WS32
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52296
Section WS33
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52297
Section WS34
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52298
Section WS35
Size 25
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Class number 52299
Section WS36
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52300
Section WS37
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52301
Section WS38
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52302
Section WS39
Size 25
Available 25
Class number 52303
Section WS40
Size 25
Available 25
Whyalla
Class number 52304
Section LE01
Size 10
Available 10
Notes:
Class number 52305
Section WS01
Size 10
Available 10
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