Research Project (HCM600)

Public Health Department Health Sciences College
  HCM 600 Course Code: Research Project Course Name
3 hours Contact Hours 3 credit Hours Credit Hours
  English   Arabic Teaching Language
HCM 505 Prerequisite Level 4 Course Level
Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to make a research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The goal is to provide students with hands-on research experience through completing a research project starting with hypothesis development (if applicable), literature searching, experimental design, data collection, and analysis and interpretation. Then they will write up the research and its findings according to an established template.

Course learning outcomes:

1.      Describe nature and importance of the research process,  concepts of research and its methodologies,  appropriate research problem and its parameters,  Differentiate between data collection methods and techniques Recognize the importance of research.

2.      Define different approaches of research for research proposal.

3.      Use a questionnaire and other data collection tools, analyze the collected data using statistical programs as SPSS

4.      Analyze scientific research effectively, critical thinking methods in solving scientific research problems following all ethical principles of research

5.      Evaluate  research  results responsibly,  critically and objectively.

Major Course Topics:

Student will choose a topic from healthcare field. Find out the gaps in that area and how to fulfil those gaps.

  Assignments   Quizzes   Mid-Term Exams Grading:
   Lab Work   Project   Final Exam
Text Book:
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 Assessment procedures

    The assessment of the project will be based on the project research submitted by the student, based on the relevance of the study to the current Healthcare status in KSA.

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