Overview

• Carper’s ways of knowing • Sources of knowledge and evidence • Hierarchy of evidence • Evidence informed practice. • Searching and identifying existing knowledge. • Problem solving approaches and decision making • Critical appraisal skills • Qualitative and quantitative methodologies • Data collection methods • Research ethics • Rigour, validity and reliability • Data analysis for quantitative and qualitative methods

Learning Outcomes

• Communicate ideas effectively in writing and in discussions with others

• Discuss the process of research and demonstrate how research underpins the provision of evidence based healthcare

• Reflect upon individual learning needs and professional development

• Utilise the processes of reflection to identify a practice related research problem, identify and critique existing relevant research