CODE 106466 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 2 SCIENZE DELLE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE TECNICHE DIAGNOSTICHE 11266 (LM/SNT3) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: METHODOLOGY OF APPLIED RESEARCH AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Understand the concept of quality of health services and services as well as the main methodologies of its measurement and evaluation in healthcare contexts AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Acquire the knowledge necessary for the distinction between qualitative and quantitative research in the field of health professions. Apply this knowledge in scientific reasoning to use the most suitable methods to study the two types of research. Evaluate the quantity and quality of the methods used in the main diagnostic techniques applicable in the health professions. TEACHING METHODS Frontal lesson in presence or online, and available on AulaWeb, according to University’s anti-COVID instructions. Students with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Notes on the main statistical tests and algorithms (including machine learning) used to validate the hypotheses formulated through the use of qualitative and quantitative research. How to create a clear and complete graphic representation of the results obtained, and in particular of the tools capable of simultaneously displaying several variables with two and/or three-dimensional diagrams (Volcano plot, Heatmap, Correlogram, and scatter plot). RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Lecture notes on AulaWeb Common laboratory tests - Vaughn G. Appleton & Lange Medicina di laboratorio, M. Ciaccio et al., Edises TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MAURIZIO BRUSCHI Ricevimento: On appointment , Prof. Maurizio Bruschi, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini. Laboratorio di Nefrologia Molecolare (Padiglione 12, fondi) Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5 – 16147 Genova (GE) E-mail: maurizio.bruschi@unige.it Exam Board MAURIZIO BRUSCHI (President) ANNA LISA FURFARO (President) MAURO COSTAGLI ALESSANDRA PULLIERO ANNA MARIA SPAGNOLO NICOLA TRAVERSO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START Consult the detailed timetable at the following link: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/ Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will consist of a written test (multiple choice quiz) performed in person or on a digital platform, according to University’s anti-COVID instructions. The test is passed with at least 18/30. The final grade will be averaged (weighted average) with the other modules of the integrated course. ATTENTION: If the minimum objectives of the course are not achieved, the student will not pass the exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam will verify the achievement of the training objectives; in particular, the student's knowledge of the distinction between qualitative and quantitative research, of the methods used and how to analyze the results obtained will be ascertained.
