SPPA 261 Clinical Research Methods

Dates	Topics	Readings	PDF
1/18	Scientific method Types of research Reliability Internal validity External validity	Meline, ch. 1	click here
1/25	Ethical principles Informed consent Privacy issues Conflicts of interest	Meline, ch. 2	click here
2/1	Levels of measurement Descriptive statistics Graphing results	Meline, ch. 3	click here
2/8	Sampling methods Group designs	Meline, ch. 4	click here
2/15	Qualitative Designs	Meline, ch. 5	click here
2/22	Single-case designs	Meline, ch. 6	click here
3/1	Alternative designs	Meline, ch. 7	click here
3/8	Midterm Exam	terminology to study
spring break
3/22	Hypothesis testing	Meline, ch. 8	click here
3/29	Quantitative analysis: t-test, ANOVA, chi-square	Meline, ch. 9	click here
4/5	Synthesizing research	Meline, ch. 10	click here
4/12	Evaluating research	Meline, ch. 11	click here
4/19	Writing research	Meline, ch. 12	click here
4/26	Clinician-researcher relationship Clinical significance	Meline, Appendix Goldstein	click here
5/3	Catch-up
5/10	5:45 – 7:45 pm Final Exam