What you'll learn

Be able to develop and write a research proposal
Be able to identify areas that need research and make a problem statement
Be able to justify the need of the proposed research by a research purpose statement
Be able to clearly state the research question for which the research proposal is designed
Be able to conduct a detailed literature review
Be able to identify the right research design including study design.
Be able to define the population and the sample
Be able to determine the sampling technique and sample size
Be able to design data collection and analytic methods
Be able to describe ethics and patient protection protocol.
Be able to develop budget and timelines.

Requirements

Be able to self-study through an online portal.
Be able to search for information from various databases like Pubmed
Be able to interpret and synthesis information
Be able to write grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs.

Description

This course takes you on a journey in developing your research proposal. You have ten short lectures that have embedded activities. Completion of the activities helps you learn research proposal development skills. A word file template is provided in the resources to help you complete the activities and send me for feedback (more information is in the file). The various sections are introduction, research problem, hypothesis, research question, methodology, variables, data management, ethics, budget and timelines.

Who is the target audience?

Dental students with little or no knowledge or skill to develop a research proposal should attend the course.
Dental students who are required to conduct research as part of their requirements should attend this course
Dental researcher and academics who need to refresh their knowledge on developing a research proposal.