RC 452 - Research II

3 Credits

Students in small groups will be responsible for devising, developing and undertaking a research project which would be suitable for presentation to the Respiratory Care department advisory board, scientific meeting or publication. This will include developing a research question, devising and submitting a research protocol, carrying out the research and reporting the findings in an abstract and short oral presentation.

Pre-requisite(s) RC 442 with min. 2.0
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - RC
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day

Designed to Serve Students in the Respiratory Care program
Active Date 20250520T14:17:06

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lab 66
Total Contact Hours 66
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline

Development of a well-defined clinical research question
Development of research protocols
Designing the research algorithm
How to start and complete the research project
Abstract development
Types of presentation methods for oral delivery

Student Learning Outcomes
Recognize, classify and formulate well-defined questions in clinical research.

Formulate logical methods and research strategies to solve clinical research questions.

Create an abstract for a research project following guidelines for publication in the Respiratory Care Journal.