Research and Statistics I

Code:

1004

Acronym:

IEI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Educational Sciences

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	3.º Ciclo Doutoramentos
Course/CS Responsible:	Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DMDB	9	Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010	1	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To interpret the typology of different epidemiological studies apply and interpret different epidemiological indicators: morbidity, mortality, and risk. To identify the main mistakes of research and the main rules of research and writing according to the scientific method. To enable the selection of methods of data analysis (descriptive and inferential) and its interpretation. To be able to determine and interpret the main properties of diagnostic tests.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that students will be able to design and implement all phases of a research study and having a critical analysis of previously published articles.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Descriptive epidemiology: Major indicators of morbidity, mortality, and risk.

Basic statistical concepts. Descriptive methods. Presentation of results: tables and graphs. Concept of hypothesis testing. Application of hypothesis testing parametric and nonparametric for one and two populations.

Mandatory literature

Daniel Wayne W.; Biostatistics. ISBN: 978-0471-45654-4
Gordis Leon; Epidemiology. ISBN: 978-1-4160-4002-6
Maroco João; Análise estatística - com utilização do SPSS. ISBN: 978-972-618-452-2
Oliveira A. Gouveia; Bioestatística, epidemiologia e investigação. ISBN: 978-972-757-558-9

Complementary Bibliography

Amit Chattopadhyay; Oral Health Epidemiology Principles and Practice , Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011. ISBN: 13:978-0-7637-5409.9
Kenneth J Rothman, Sander Greeland, Timothy Lash M; Modern Epidemilogy, Wolters Kluwer, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7817-5564-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of lessons TP / P with problem solving and statistical analysis of published articles.

Software

SPSS

keywords

Health sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Participação presencial		0,00
	Teste		100,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	81
	Frequência das aulas	27
	Total:	108,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence of a minimum number of classes, according to the rules defined by the Course Director.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification = assessement exam

Classification improvement

Examination in second opportunity.