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HU Credits:
3.5
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Occupational Therapy
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Ms. Haya Fogel-Grinvald
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Course/Module description:
In this course students will learn the principles of inferential statistics and relevant tests for conducting a quantitative research study in occupational therapy.
Course/Module aims:
1.Introduce basic concepts of the theory of statistics
2.Provide knowledge of inferential statistics
3.Provide knowledge of applying statistic tests
4.The ability to conduct data analysis
5.The ability to read and understand the results chapter in an article
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1.Describe statistic terms
2.Identify suitable statistic tests for investigating a hypothesis
3.Conduct a suitable test and understand its results
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, practical tasks, home tasks
Course/Module Content:
1.Factor analysis and Reliability
2.Explore the data distribution
3.Analysis of variance (ANOVA, MANOVA, MANCOVA) and the concept of interaction
4.Mixed and Repeated measures ANOVA
6.Linear Regression (Multiple, Stepwise, Hierarchical) with and without an interaction
7.Non-parametric tests
Required Reading:
Readings will be provided to students throughout the course
Additional Reading Material:
Hays, W. L.(1994): Statistics. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Fort Worth, Texas.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 10 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 10 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Details of tasks, due dates and bibliography will be provided in the course website for students in the course
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