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Quantitative Research Methods (IHSM-M1.5)
Department
- Master's Program International Health & Social Management
Course unit code
- IHSM-M1.5
Level of course unit
- Master
Year of study
- Fall 2024
Semester when the course unit is delivered
- 1
Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5.0
Name of lecturer(s)
- FH-Prof. Dr. Heiss Raffael, MA
- FH-Prof. Dr. Mevenkamp Nils
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- Students know basic concepts of descriptive statistics, such as how to use percentages, means, median values, quartiles, or standard devia-tions to describe samples. They also understand basic inferential concepts, such as confidence intervals and correlations.
Mode of delivery
- -
Recommended optional program components
- none
Course contents
- “Basic Quantitative Methods” will be an introduction to basic statistics and descriptive statistics. Students will learn basic commands working with a statistics program (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R). Depending on stu-dents’ skill level a short introduction into inferential statistics (e.g., regression analysis) is possible.
Recommended or required reading
- Bhattacherjee, 2012, Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices
Field, A. Miles J. and Field, Z. (2012). Discovering statistics using R. London, UK: Sage.
Bruce, N., Pope, D., & Stanistreet, D. (2008). Quantitavie Methods for Health Research: A Practical Interactive Guide to Epidemiology and Statistics (repr. with corr. Oct. 2009). Wiley. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008002734-d.html
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Assessment methods and criteria
- Course-immanent examination or final exam or combination of both examination types.
Language of instruction
- English
Work placement(s)
- none