Week #
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Session
#
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Title of Session / Skill lab
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Session
Instructor *
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Tentative Time
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1
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1
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Introduction to Research methods:
|
Dr Bin Saeed
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10.00-11.00
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2
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Orientation to practical work; Group formation How to get research Ideas? Group Exercise
|
Dr Amna RS
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11.00-12.00
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3
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SPSS; downloading and orientation
|
Dr Armen T
Dr Hafsa R
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12.45-1.30
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2
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4
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Formulating a Research Question reminding Ethical guidelines
|
Prof Ashry
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10.00-11.00
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5
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Practical- Research Question, objectives, hypothesis ; Group work
|
Dr Armen T
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11.00 12.00
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6
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Selecting a Study Design for the research question ;
|
Dr Salwa T
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12.45-1.30
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3
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7
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Literature Review ; search engines ; active involvement of participants
|
Dr Armen T
|
10.00-11.00
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8
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Reading the medical literature
|
Dr Hafsa
Raheel
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11.00 -12.00
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9
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Group work: Reading an article; with a checklist
|
Dr Hafsa
Raheel
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12.45-2.00
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4
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10
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Addressing Bias & Confounding in study designs
|
Dr Amna RS
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10.00-11.00
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11
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Group work; reading an article for Bias & Confounding; discussion
|
Dr Salwa Tayel
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11.00-12.00
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12
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How to write an introduction? With group work
|
Dr Hafsa R
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12.45-2.00
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5
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13
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Objectives, Study Design and introduction ; group presentations
|
Dr Salwa T
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10.00-12.00
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14
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Major issues in designing a questionnaire
Group Work : Designing questionnaires
|
Prof Ashry
Prof Ashry
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12.30-1.15
1.15-2.00
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6
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15
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Writing the methods section including plan of analysis
|
Dr Shaffi
Ahmed
|
10.00-11.00
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16
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Data interpretation using the designed questionnaire ;
|
Dr Shaffi
Ahmed
|
11.00-12.00
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17
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Group Exercise; using hypothetical data /SPSS
|
Dr Armen /
Dr Hafsa R
|
12.45-2.00
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7
|
18
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Results: Writing & Presenting
|
Dr Shaffi
Ahmed
|
10.00-11.00
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19
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What is Discussion writing?
|
Dr Amna R
Siddiqui
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11.00-12.00
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20
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Group Work: Interpreting Results & Discussion
By reading an article
|
Dr Amna/ Dr Shaffi
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12.45-2.00
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8
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21
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Scientific Writing (last part interactive session)
|
Dr Bin Saeed
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10.00-11.30
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22
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Course Evaluation
|
Dr Amna /Dr Armen
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11.30- 12.00
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