Research contributes to the development of health and human services professionals and the delivery of healthcare. This course provides an awareness of how different types of research are conducted and a framework for attaining a high level of competency in conducting and reading health and human services related research. Elements of the research process-recognition of questions/problems that need to be researched, research methods and techniques, sampling procedures, selecting and developing data collection instruments, data collection, and data analysis are discussed. Students are guided through a research study in an area of interest.
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