Health Professions Education Research - HPER - Continuing Professional Development Office

Unit 1: The Nature of Knowing

Unit 1 is about becoming familiar with a wide variety of current health professions education (HPE) research, scholarship, techniques, and considers several approaches to advancements in the field. It covers a wide range of topics in HPE research, from epistemological philosophy to various applications of research methodologies.

Module 1

Module 1-1 The Philosophy of Science Start Module

Featuring: Meredith Vanstone, Teresa Chan, Lara Varpio

Module 1-2 The Nature of Evidence: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Start Module

Featuring: Lara Varpio

Module 1-3 Common Methods of Education Research Start Module

Featuring: Featuring: Shelley-Ann Li, Sandra Monteiro, Meghan McConnell, Allison Brown, and Anthony Artino

Unit 2: Approaching the Project

Unit 2 requires the consideration of aspects of completing research or development activities, including literature searching and reviews, articulating one’s research objectives, methods and analyses, and then defending those methods. Unit 2 will provide a strong foundation for the generation of successful, high-quality research proposals that will foster novel insight in health professions education.

Module 2-1 Searching and Reviewing the Literature Start Module

Featuring: Larkin Larmarche & Teresa Chan

Module 2-2 Defining Research Objectives and Formulating Research Questions Start Module

Featuring: Larkin Lamarche & Teresa Chan

Module 2-3 Setting and Defending your Methodological Choices Start Module

Featuring: Larkin Lamarche & Teresa Chan

Unit 3: Sharing Your Project

Unit 3 challenges one’s academic and literary skills and provides the foundation to create a strong and compelling research proposal. The topics included in Unit 3 cover the articulation of an introduction, methods and discussion sections, and also examine the impact of rhetoric in the potential impact of research.

Module 3-1 Getting Started on Writing Start Module

Featuring: Lara Varpio, Teresa Chan

Module 3-2 Writing a Methods Section Start Module

Featuring: Tanya Horsley

Module 3-3 The Anatomy of a Discussion Start Module

Module 3-4 Explaining your Potential Impact Start Module

Unit 4: The Logistics of Your Project

Unit 4 is about becoming familiar with the “behind-the-scenes” work that is integral to every successful research project, including creating a research team, budgeting, timelines, and knowledge translation. By delving into these essential aspects of research, Unit 4 constructs the groundwork for the successful operation of a research project.

Faculty of Health Sciences

Continuing Professional Development Office

Health Professions Education Research – HPER

Unit 1: The Nature of Knowing

Module 1

Module 1-1 The Philosophy of Science Start Module

Module 1-2 The Nature of Evidence: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Start Module

Module 1-3 Common Methods of Education Research Start Module

Unit 2: Approaching the Project

Module 2-1 Searching and Reviewing the Literature Start Module

Module 2-2 Defining Research Objectives and Formulating Research Questions Start Module

Module 2-3 Setting and Defending your Methodological Choices Start Module

Unit 3: Sharing Your Project

Module 3-1 Getting Started on Writing Start Module

Module 3-2 Writing a Methods Section Start Module

Module 3-3 The Anatomy of a Discussion Start Module

Module 3-4 Explaining your Potential Impact Start Module

Unit 4: The Logistics of Your Project

Module 4-1 Considerations for Research Ethics in HPE Start Module

Module 4-2 Working Collaboratively: Building a Research Team Start Module

Module 4-3 The Road to Publication Start Module

Module 4-4 Budgets, Study Schedules, and Project Management Start Module

Module 4-5 Planning Knowledge Translation and Dissemination Activities Start Module

Module 1

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