Research methodology

Code:

EORTO 14

Acronym:

METINV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Dental Sciences

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Curso de Especialização
Course/CS Responsible:	Specialization in Orthodontics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EORTO	4	Study Plan 2011/2012	2	-	2	18	54
		Study Plan 2017/2018	2	-	2	18	54

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

Presentation of the main research methods: experimental, bibliographic review, systematic review and meta-analysis.

Characterization and stratification of different levels of scientific evidence.

Learning outcomes and competences

Training the students for the critical analysis of scientific publications emphasising on the analysis of statistical significance and clinical significance.

Interpretation of meta-analyzes.

Structuring and achieving clinical information of high scientific evidence.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Critical analysis of the methodology and results obtained in scientific articles of the orthodontic speciality.

 

1. Goal description
2. Description of secondary objectives
3. Assessment of consistency between secondary and main objectives
4. Identification of methods of statistical analysis
5. Interpretation of the results obtained
6. Relevance of results face the objectives
7. Limitations of the study
8. Discussion of the internal and external validity of the results
9. Validation of the conclusion

 

Methodology and presentation of systematic reviews

Methodology and analysis of statistical meta-analyzes

Analysis of the forest graph

Systematization of the main conclusions

Critical analysis of research articles in orthodontics

Mandatory literature

Oliveira A. Gouveia de; Bioestatística descodificada. ISBN: 978-989-752-044-0
Kirkwood Betty R.; Essential medical statistics. ISBN: 978-0-86542-871-3

Complementary Bibliography

Daniel Wayne W.; Biostatistics. ISBN: 978-0471-45654-4
Boland A, Cherry M G, Dickson R; Doing a systematic review – A Students guide, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4462-6967-1
Albertine A. Carnahan; Statistical Meta-analysis Methods for Publication Bias, Effect Size Estimation, and Synthetic Data, 2016

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes and sessions for discussion of research papers.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	50,00
Participação presencial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	18,00
Total:	72,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of at least 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification = 0,5*classes participation + 0,5*Presentation and discussion of a paper

Classification improvement

Exam in a secon period.