Course:FNH398/Schedule
WEEK | KEY TOPICS/ACTIVITIES | READINGS |
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1 | Introduction and course overview | Chapter 1; (Blumberg, Heaney et al. 2010) |
2 | Overview of research design and the language of research | Chapter 7; (Porter and Matel 1998) |
2 | Types of variables; sample and population; criteria for causation
All clickers should now be registered |
(Potischman and Weed 1999) |
3 | Tools for searching the literature
Katherine Miller, Reference Librarian Woodward Library, UBC |
Chapter 31; (Gray and Gray 2002) |
3 | Ethics
Assignment #1 due today: Completion of Tri-Council Tutorial (submitted through VISTA and hard copy in class) |
Chapter 3; (Nestle 2001) |
4 | Animal models
Elizabeth Novak |
(Baker 2008) |
4 | Sampling and generalizability
Online Quiz #1 available TODAY on Vista |
Chapter 8 |
5 | Levels of measurement; introduction to reliability and validity
Assignment #2 due today: Searching the Scientific Literature |
Chapter 4 & 5; (Burrows, Martin et al 2010) |
5 | Reliability and validity continued
Jovana Kovacevic: Insights about validity from the food microbiology lab |
Chapter 6; (Guenther, Reedy et al. 2008) |
6 | Statistics refresher: measures of central tendency and variability; normal curve; descriptive statistics | Chapter 17 |
6 | Inferential statistics. Central Limit Theory; tests of significance; P-Values, T-tests, multiple and linear regression, sample size estimates, ANOVA, Type 1 and 2 errors | Chapter 18 |
7 | Inferential statistics continued
Online Quiz #2 available TODAY on Vista |
Chapter 18; (recommended additional readings: 19-25) |
7 | Practice-Based Evidence in Nutrition
Tamar Kafka |
Review PEN website: http://www.pennutrition.c om/aboutpen.aspx |
8 | Introduction to surveys and descriptive research | Chapter 15 |
8 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
9 | Surveys and descriptive research continued | Chapter 15; (Bedford and Barr 2005) |
9 | Research designs: Epidemiological studies (cohort; case control) | Chapter 13; (Bruemmer, Harris et al. 2009) |
10 | Epidemiological studies continued | Chapter 13 |
10 | Epidemiological studies continued | Chapter 28 (pg 659-671); (Kim, Lim et al. 2009) |
11 | Epidemiological studies continued | (Cho, Chen et al. 2006) |
11 | Research designs: Experiments and randomized controlled trials | Chapter 9 (pg 174-185) |
12 | Experiments and randomized trials continued
Quiz #3 available TODAY on Vista |
(McMahon, Green et al. 2006) |
12 | Qualitative Research | Chapter 14 (pg 306-312); (Harris, Gleason et al. 2009) |
13 | Meta-analyses; systematic reviews; levels of evidence | (Autier and Gandini 2007; Moher and Tricco 2008) |
13 | Hot topics in human nutrition research; Knowledge translation and discussion of contemporary nutrition research; review.
Raja Elango Assignment #3 due today: Quality Criteria Checklist Assignment |
(Akobeng 2005) |