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Chapter 1: The Nature and Scope of Research (Dr Euclid Seeram) What is Research? Medical Radiation Sciences Research: AN Overview The Importance of Research Steps in Conducting Research The Research Process Cycle Identifying a Research Problem Literature Review Purpose of Research Data Collection Data Analysis and Interpretation Reporting and Evaluating Research Use of Statistics Research Ethics The Research Proposal Examples of Research in Medical Radiation Sciences References Chapter 2: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Research-An Overview of Approaches (Dr Euclid Seeram) What is Quantitative Research? What is Qualitative Research? Characteristics of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Research Designs-Overview Selection of the Research Approach Two Examples of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Chapter 3: Planning Your Research (Dr Rob Davidson) . Formulating a Research Question. Justifying a research question. Formulating a Hypothesis. Research Ethics . The Research Proposal Chapter 4: The Literature Review (Dr Rob Davidson) . What is a literature review compared to an annotated bibliography?. Searching the literature. Critical Reading and Analysis. Writing the Review . Acknowledgement of Sources Chapter 5: Quantitative Research Methods (Dr Andrew England-Contributor) Quantitative Research Methods o Descriptive Research o Correlational Research o Quasi-Experimental Research o Experimental Research Chapter 6: Qualitative Research Methods (Dr Chandra Makanjee-Contributor) o Phenomenological Research o Grounded Theory Research o Ethnographic Research o Explanatory – Descriptive Qualitative Research o Historical Research Chapter 7: Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation (Dr Mark McEntee-Contributor) Data Collection Descriptive Statistics o Presentation of Data o Measure of central tendency o Standard deviation o Variance o Correlation Inferential statistics o Hypothesis testing o Sampling Distributions: Parametric and non-parametric o Using Parametric statistics Dependent samples Independent samples o Using Non Parametric statistics Dependent samples Independent samples Observer performance tests o ROC methods o sensitivity o specificity o PPV and NPV o Accuracy Interpreting the outcomes of statistical tests Chapter 8: Communicating Research Findings (Dr Rob Davidson) . Method of Communicating Your Research Findings . Audience and Conference / Journal Selection . Poster / Conference Presentations . Journal Articles Understanding the journal’s requirements The review process Alteration / rejection? What to do Where to from Here Chapter 9: Research Examples in Medical Imaging-A Selected Review (Dr Euclid Seeram)
