課程資訊
課程名稱
 研究方法學導論
Research Methodology 
開課學期
 105-1 
授課對象
 醫學院  臨床藥學研究所  
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。 本課程為藥學系六年制學生必修課程「藥物經濟學」之先修科目。與林素真、王繼娟、林芳如、陳建煒合開
限學士班四年級以上
總人數上限：40人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1051CliPhm5003_ 
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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
 待補 
參考書目
 待補 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
    
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
 9/14  (1)Course introduction
(2)What is research?
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第2週
 9/21  Part I. Preliminary consideration
How to start?
(1)How to generate new ideas?
(2)Literature review
(3)Research question and study purpose
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第3週
 10/4   Part II. Designing research
Experimental vs. non-experimental design
Reliability and validity
Hypothesis testing
(授課老師:林芳如) 
第4週
 10/05  Part III. Research methods
Survey research methods & sampling
(授課老師:林芳如) 
第5週
 10/12  Part III. Research methods
Observational study I:
cross-sectional study
(including health services research)
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第6週
 10/19  Part III. Research methods
Observational study II:
cohort study
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第7週
 10/26  Part III. Research methods
Observational study III:
Case-only studies and efficient study design
(授課老師:陳建煒) 
第8週
 11/02  Part III. Research methods
Observational study IV:
case-control study
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第9週
 11/09  Part III. Research methods
Observational study V:
Data source
Medical charts and claim-based database
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第10週
 11/16  Part III. Research methods
Observational study VI:
Drug policy research
(授課老師:王繼娟) 
第11週
 11/23  Part III. Research methods
Observational study VII:
systematic review and meta-analysis
(授課老師:王繼娟) 
第12週
 11/30  Part IV. Additional consideration
Statistical methods in
observational Studies
(授課老師:溫有汶) 
第13週
 12/07  Part IV. Additional consideration
Scientific writing and oral presentation
(授課老師:蕭斐元) 
第14週
 12/14  Part IV. Additional consideration
Identifying and avoiding bias in research
(授課老師:林素真) 
第15週
 12/21  Final presentation (1) 
第16週
 12/28  Final presentation (2) 
第17週
 1/04  Final presentation (3) 
第18週
 1/11  Final report