Design, evaluation & research skills in veterinary science
These three lecture videos created by Dr Jill Mackay, Lecturer (Veterinary Medical Education) at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, provide guidance on critical analysis, survey design, and qualitative research methods in veterinary science.
Critical Evaluation lecture
By the end of this lecture learners should be able to:
- Identify examples of critical analysis in academic writing.
- Explore different methods of evaluating evidence.
- Describe why critical evaluation is an important skill.
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An interdisciplinary approach to qualitative research
By the end of this lecture learners should be able to:
- Formulate a research question suitable for qualitative data analysis.
- Identify suitable data collection methods.
- Describe suitable qualitative data analysis methods in veterinary science.
Survey Design for Veterinary Scientists
By the end of this lecture learners should be able to:
- Identify common errors in survey question construction.
- Distinguish between a survey and an instrument
- Describe the relationship between question type and analysis
Click here to view ‘Survey Design for Veterinary Scientists’ directly on Media Hopper Create
These lectures created by Dr Jill MacKay, for The University of Edinburgh, are available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence.
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