Zink Research Methodology

This program is aimed at any Health Sciences professional who wishes to acquire basic and essential knowledge about research methodology.

Zink takes a global approach, covering all subjects related to research methodology and ensuring that each theoretical and practical concept is logical and easy to understand. This program focuses primarily on practical aspects, so that from day one, students have the essential tools for any research work.

Price: €250 - two payment options: Full payment of €225 (with an early payment discount) Payment financed in 5 monthly installments of €50

• Dentists, stomatologists, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons interested in an academic program of excellence.
• Healthcare professionals interested in acquiring knowledge related to research methodology. - University students and doctoral candidates in any of the specialties related to oral health.

• Learn the key elements of research study design.
• Acquire the ability to extract the essence of your communication in a message.
• Differentiate the particularities of each scientific communication format through a literature review.
• Learn to develop and design studies effectively.
• Learn and apply the appropriate scientific standards, recommendations, and methodology.

MODULE 01: LITERATURE REVIEW

• Case presentation
• Literature review presentation
• Critical reading template for a clinical trial
• Article (clinical trial)
• Meta-analysis study 4
• Meta-analysis study 3
• Meta-analysis study 2
• Meta-analysis study 1
• Article (meta-analysis)
• Critical reading template for a meta-analysis
• Textbook literature search
• What is a meta-analysis?
• Critical reading of a meta-analysis
• Critical reading of a clinical trial
• How to do a critical reading
• Why is critical reading necessary?
• Bibliographic search
• Sources of information
• The question
• The method

MODULE 02: STUDY DESIGN

• Analytical observational studies
• The sample
• Validity
• Experimental studies
• Observational studies
• Presentation: research study design
• The hypothesis
• Types of study
• The objective

MODULE 03: VARIABLES

• Introduction to the SPSS program
• Variables
• Types of variables
• Variables of a study
• Types of variables. Measurement scales
• Variables II
• Data processing
• SPSS menus and commands
• Introduction to statistics
• Variables I
• Association parameters
• Measurement parameters
• Frequency parameters
• Variables
• Case presentation

MODULE 04: DATA PROCESSING

• Databases 1
• Databases 2
• Data cleaning
• Databases 3
• Databases 4
• Data import
• Variable recoding
• Variable calculation
• Variable transformation
• Variable creation
• Variable definition
• Case selection

MODULE 05: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS

• Quantitative graphical representation
• Qualitative graphical representation
• Description of association parameters
• Comparison of frequency parameters
• Frequency parameters
• Normality analysis
• Comparison of quantitative parameters
• Description of position parameters

MODULE 06: INFERENTIAL ANALYSIS

• Correlation analysis
• Comparison of proportions
• Comparison of means
• Hypothesis testing
• Estimation of a proportion
• Estimation of a mean
• Estimation of frequency parameters
• Estimation of confidence intervals

MODULE 07: SURVIVAL ANALYSIS

• New forms of analysis
• Supplementary material
• Cox regression
• Interpretation of the hazard ratio
• Introduction to regression
• Actuarial analysis
• Kaplan-Meier analysis
• Crude survival analysis
• Time-to-event variables
• Presentation of survival analysis

MODULE 08: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

• Presentation
• What is a poster?
• The presentation
• The abstract
• What is communication?
• What is left unsaid
• Choosing the message
• Execution
• The tool (I)
• The tool (II)
• Design