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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Data Quality, Validity, and Reliability

HSC506 · Research Methods in Health and Social Care — Week 4 of 16

CourseHSC506
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Data Quality, Validity, and Reliability

  1. Internal and external validity
  2. Reliability and replicability
  3. Trustworthiness and triangulation in qualitative inquiry
  4. Impact of bias and error on clinical practice
  5. Reliability, validity, generalizability and credibility. Pt .1 of 3: Research Quality
  6. What Are Validity & Reliability In Research? SIMPLE Explainer (With Examples)
  7. Triangulation In Research: The ULTIMATE Credibility Enhancer (Definition, Types & Examples)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.5 Explain how to assess the validity and reliability of data in research.
  • 1.6 Analyse the importance of the validity and reliability of data used within research.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how to assess the validity and reliability of data in research.

Study materials

Videos

  • Reliability, validity, generalizability and credibility. Pt .1 of 3: Research Quality · YouTube · Graham R Gibbs · 39 min · for registered students
  • What Are Validity & Reliability In Research? SIMPLE Explainer (With Examples) · YouTube · Grad Coach · 8 min · for registered students
  • Triangulation In Research: The ULTIMATE Credibility Enhancer (Definition, Types & Examples) · YouTube · Grad Coach · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Research Methods in Psychology, ch. 5: Psychological Measurement · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 104–129 · for registered students
  • Learning Statistics with R (Navarro, v0.7.1), ch. 2: A brief introduction to research design · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 35–66 · for registered students
  • Research Methods Knowledge Base (Trochim, hosted by Conjointly) · Reading · Other, textbook · 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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