Formulation of Research Questions - Presentation

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AMSA Scotland is organising a webinar series on critical appraisal to provide students with the basic skills required for critical appraisal of academic papers.

The target audience is medical students, but the events are free and available to everyone.

The series consists of multiple talks, and the 6th talk (Formulation of Research Questions) of the series will be held:

Date: 29th November 2022

Time: 17:30 - 18:30 (UTC+0)

Speaker: Professor Stephen Turner

Tentative schedule for AMSA Scotland Critical Appraisal Webinar series:

1. 12/10 (Wed) 1830-1930 (UK Time): Study designs (Speaker: Agi Jothi)

2. 22/10 (Sat) 1130-1230 (UK Time): Critical appraisal of a quantitative paper (Speaker: Agi Jothi)

3. 9/11 (Wed) 1400-1500 (UK Time): Qualitative Analysis - (Speaker: Dr Heather May Morgan)

4. 16/11 (Wed) 1700-1800 (UK Time): Academic writing (Speaker: Professor Phyo Myint)

5. 24/11 (Thur) 1730-1830 (UK Time): Systematic Reviews (Speaker: Dr Amudha Poobalan)

6. 29/11 (Fri) 1615-1700 (UK Time): Formulation of Research Questions - (Speaker: Professor Stephen Turner)

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Formulation of research questionBut this is really importantLearning outcomes 1. What is the difference between a. Research question b. Hypothesis c. Aims d. Objectives 2. How to write a good research question The research question 1. Is key to good research 2. Defines the study design 3. Defines the format of the paper The research question Absence of clear RQ What are the consequences? The research question Absence of clear RQ • Can’t know the answer • Collect too much data • Don’t collect the right data • Don’t know how to analyse • Don’t know how to set the paper out • Won’t get the funding • Ethics (start out as audit…)PICO • Population • Intervention (PECO, Exposure) • Comparison • Outcome Exercise For each paper write down a. Research question b. Hypothesis c. Aims d. Objectives