Research Methodology for Healthcare Professionals
From a workable question to a defensible protocol: study design, sampling, variables, bias and ethics, taught on your own project idea.
About this course
A structured introduction to designing clinical research that survives ethics review and produces analysable data. Work through your own project idea, from a rough clinical question to a protocol you could submit for review, with feedback at every stage.
What you'll learn
- Turning a clinical observation into an answerable research question
- Choosing a study design that fits your question and resources
- Sampling strategy, variables, and minimising bias
- Ethics approval: what committees look for and how to prepare
- Building a protocol you can defend to a supervisor or committee
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