84244 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Understand the Scientific Method as the basis for scientific inquiry, with reference to biomedical research. Summarize the goals, structure, creation process, and types of scientific literature in the biomedical sciences. Utilize bibliographic and biomedical resourses to locate and critically review scientific literature related to a specific question.

Contenuti

Lecture 1 and 2

Basic principles of scientific methodology. The fundamentals of evidence-based medicine. Explanatory and pragmatic randomized clinical trials.

Lecture 3

Levels of evidence in scientific research and the Cochrane collaboration. How to keep up-to-date and follow the most valid and appropriate evidence: biomedical databases and guidelines.

Lecture 4

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: a basic instruction manual. A practical example of literature search in PubMed databases: how to build evidence-based search strings and filters for the identification of all relevant studies to answer clinical questions.

Metodi didattici

Interactive lectures and practical examples of bibliographical research.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Written test and oral examination (for examination dates, see almaesami.unibo.it)

The test consists of 4-choice questions. Only one answer is correct. There are no penalties for wrong or blank answers.
The test must be completed in 45 minutes.

Module                                            CFU       Questions

History of Medicine                              1             4

Ethics and Behavioural Sciences            2             8

Medical Statistics and Epidemiology        2             8

Scientific Research Methodology            1             4

Determinant of Health and Disease         2             8

 

Number of right answers  Marks

31/32                           30L

30                                30

29                                29

28                                28

27                                27

26                                26

25                                25

24                                24

23                                23

22                                22

21                                21

20                                20

19                                19

18                                18

<18                               Fail

≥18 and 0 right answers in any module: Fail

 

Exam marks are published within 3 days on AlmaEsami.
The student can refuse the marks within 5 days from publication by emailing Prof. Rucci (paola.rucci2@unibo.it). All refusals must be sent from the institutional email address @studio.unibo.it
After 6 days from publication the acceptance will be taken for granted and the exam will be recorded.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Claudio Borghi