KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (HFS4343) PRELUDE Dr. Dr. Mohd Mohd Razif Razif Shahril Shahril School of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Nutrition & Dietetics Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences Universiti Universiti Sultan Sultan Zainal Zainal Abidin Abidin 1
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KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITYKNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (HFS4343)
PRELUDE
Dr.Dr. MohdMohd RazifRazif ShahrilShahril
School of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Nutrition & Dietetics
Faculty of Health SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences
UniversitiUniversiti Sultan Sultan ZainalZainal AbidinAbidin
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S C H O O L O F N U T R I T I O N A N D D I E T E T I C S • U N I V E R S I T I S U L T A N Z A I N A L A B I D I N
Synopsis
“This course is to introduce the students the basic concepts
used in research and to scientific social research methods
and their approach. It includes discussions on sampling
techniques, and research designs. The students also need
to present a research proposal obtained from the literature
review”
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Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students should be able to;
• Describe the research process and research methods
obtained from literature.
• Effectively use the library and its resources in gathering
information related to the learners' research project.
• Identify the overall process of designing a research study
from its inception to its report.
• Present a research proposal according to specific
guidelines for a research project in groups.
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Teaching & Learning Strategy Blended Mode Learning (Face to Face + e-Learning)
• Lecture, Tutorial
• Group Discussion – Face-to-face
• Group Discussion – Online
• Written Assignment
• Presentation
• Self-Directed Learning (Literature, Video)
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Brief Course Outline • Introduction
• Steps in research
• Reviewing the literature
• Formulating research problem and objective
• Identifying variables and constructing hypothesis
• Research designs
• Data collection
• Validity and reliability of research instruments
• Sampling and distribution
• Protocol and ethics in research
• Processing and displaying data
• Research report and reference management
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Assessment • Continuous Assessment
– Test (20%)
– Assignment - Proposal (2000 words each student) (30%)
– Proposal Presentation (10%)
• Summative Assessment
– End of Semester Examination (40%)
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Main References
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KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITYKNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (HFS4343)
INTRODUCTION
Dr.Dr. MohdMohd RazifRazif ShahrilShahril
School of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Nutrition & Dietetics
Faculty of Health SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences
UniversitiUniversiti Sultan Sultan ZainalZainal AbidinAbidin
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Topic Learning Outcomes At the end of this lecture, students should be able to;
• define what is research.
• identify the characteristics of a research.
• list the reasons to conduct a research.
• describe the types of research from different viewpoints.
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What is RESEARCH (re and search)?
• ‘RE’ - prefix meaning again, anew or over again.
S C H O O L O F N U T R I T I O N A N D D I E T E T I C S • U N I V E R S I T I S U L T A N Z A I N A L A B I D I N
What is RESEARCH? • Describing a careful, systematic, patient study and
investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to establish facts or principles (Grinnell 1993).
• Research is a structured inquiry that utilizes acceptable scientific methodology to solve problems and creates new knowledge that is generally applicable (Grinnell 1993).
• Scientific methods consist of systematic observation, classification and interpretation of data (Lundberg 1942).
• Systematic investigation to find answers to a problem (Burns 1997).
• Scientific research is a systematic, controlled empirical and critical investigation of propositions about the presumed relationships about various phenomena (Kerlinger 1986).
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