課程資訊
課程名稱
 研究方法學導論
Research Methodology 
開課學期
 102-1 
授課對象
 醫學院  藥學系  
授課教師
 蕭斐元 
課號
 CliPhm5003 
課程識別碼
 451 U0400 
班次
  
學分
 2 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 選修 
上課時間
 星期三3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
 基醫406 
備註
 限本所學生及藥學系所學生修課。與林素真、王繼娟、陳建煒合開
限學士班四年級以上
總人數上限：50人 
  
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課程概述

This course serves as an introduction to research methodology with a focus on pharmacy-related issues. Students will be given knowledge of basic research concepts and study design. This course is intended to offer techniques to graduate students in clinical pharmacy to examine questions of drug utilization and to prepare their theses. 

課程目標
 To provide an overview of the research process, from problem identification and conceptualization through study design, analysis, and interpretation. 
課程要求
 The students will be able to:
(1) Describe research process, including identifying a topic, conducting literature review, defining research questions and selecting study designs
(2) Compare different study designs (cross-sectional, cohort, case-control study)
(3) Learn how to prepare a research proposal as a foundation of their thesis
 
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
  
指定閱讀
 Yi Yang and Donna West-Strum. Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology. McGraw-Hill Medical; 1st edition. 
參考書目
 待補 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
  
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
 Class participation & discussion 
15% 
  
2. 
 Final presentation 
50% 
  
3. 
 Final report 
35% 
  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
 9/11  (1)Course introduction
(2)What is research? 
第2週
 9/18  授課教師：林素真老師；
Overview of research methods 
第3週
 9/25  Part I. Preliminary consideration
－How to start?
(1)How to generate new ideas?
(2)Literature review 
第4週
 10/02  Part I. Preliminary consideration
－Research question and study purpose；
Part II. Designing research
－Quantitative vs. qualitative study 
第5週
 10/09  Part II. Designing research
－Data source and data collection 
第6週
 10/16  Part III. Research methods
－Observational study I: cross-sectional study
(including health services research) 
第7週
 10/23  Part III. Research methods
－Observational study II: cohort study 
第8週
 10/30  Part III. Research methods
－Observational study III: case-control study 
第9週
 11/06  Part III. Research methods －Observational study IV: medical charts and claim-based database 
第10週
 11/13  授課教師：王繼娟老師；
Part III. Research methods
－Observational study V: secondary database in the U.S 
第11週
 11/20  授課教師：陳建煒老師；
Part III. Research methods
－Observational study VI: case cross-over study 
第12週
 11/21  授課教師：王繼娟老師；
Part III. Research methods
－Observational study VII: systemic review and meta-analysis 
第13週
 12/04  Part IV. Additional methodological consideration － What can go wrong with observational data 
第14週
 12/11  授課教師：溫有汶老師；
Part IV. Additional methodological consideration
－Statistical methods in observational Studies 
第15週
 12/18  授課教師：蕭斐元、王繼娟、陳建煒老師；
Final report (1) 
第16週
 12/25  授課教師：蕭斐元、王繼娟、陳建煒老師；
Final report (2) 
第17週
 1/01  國定假日 
第18週
 1/08  授課教師：蕭斐元、王繼娟、陳建煒老師；
Final Exam Week/
Final report (3)