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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Data Collection Methods, Tools, and Techniques

HSC506 · Research Methods in Health and Social Care — Week 3 of 16

CourseHSC506
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Data Collection Methods, Tools, and Techniques

  1. Surveys and questionnaires
  2. Structured and semi-structured interviews
  3. Focus groups
  4. Observational methods and secondary sources
  5. Qualitative research methods
  6. Data Collection Techniques
  7. Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: Focus Groups (Module 4)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Describe methods of gathering data.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe methods of gathering data.

Study materials

Videos

  • Qualitative research methods · YouTube · Global Health with Greg Martin · 14 min · for registered students
  • Data Collection Techniques · YouTube · Galton College · 35 min · for registered students
  • Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: Focus Groups (Module 4) · YouTube · Yale University · 22 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 8: Survey Research: A Quantitative Technique · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 90–107 · for registered students
  • Research Methods in Psychology, ch. 7: Nonexperimental Research · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 161–190 · for registered students
  • Principles of Data Science, 2.1: Overview of Data Collection Methods · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 58–60 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Role and Purpose of Research in Health and Social Care
  • Week 2: Research Methodologies and Paradigms
  • Week 3: Data Collection Methods, Tools, and Techniques
  • Week 4: Data Quality, Validity, and Reliability
  • Week 5: Scoping the Topic, Aims, and Critical Literature Review
  • Week 6: Ethics and Governance in Health and Social Care Research
  • Week 7: Research Design and Project Planning
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Collection and Fieldwork Implementation
  • Week 10: Data Analysis and Presentation
  • Week 11: Synthesising Findings, Critical Reflection, and Practice Re…
  • Week 12: Applying Research Methods in Health and Social Care in prac…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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