This course is for undergraduate students in health and human service professions (also called health sciences). Students acquire knowledge and skills about the research process and prepare to use these in their professional practice. Students locate, analyze, and critique peer-reviewed qualitative and quantitative research articles in their own disciplines, and determine whether they can adopt particular current published research for use in their clinical practice. To this end, students use due diligence and established standards for generalizing research findings to other settings and population groups. With the research knowledge and skills from this course, students can provide their clients with evidence-based care, which is a requirement for professional practice in all the health and human service professions. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course.
This course is for undergraduate students in health and human service professions (also called health sciences). Students acquire knowledge and skills about the research process and prepare to use these in their professional practice. Students locate, analyze, and critique peer-reviewed qualitative and quantitative research articles in their own disciplines, and determine whether they can adopt particular current published research for use in their clinical practice. To this end, students use due diligence and established standards for generalizing research findings to other settings and population groups. With the research knowledge and skills from this course, students can provide their clients with evidence-based care, which is a requirement for professional practice in all the health and human service professions. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course.
