MPharm4 Research Project Module 2015-2016 (7BBP0422)

Key Resources for Students Undertaking Clinical Research Projects

Research Methodology
Allen P, Black N, Clarke A, Fulop N & Andersen S (eds). (2004) Studying the Organisation and
Delivery of Health Services: Research Methods. 2nd ed. Routledge, London

Altman DG, Machin D, Bryant TN, Gardner MJ. (2000) Statistics with Confidence. 2nd ed. BMJ
Publishing, London

Bowling A. (2014) Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services. 4th Ed.
Open University Press, Milton Keynes

Hulley SB. (2007). Designing clinical research. Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Philadelphia/London

Oppenheim, AN (2000) Questionnaire design, interviewing and attitude measurement. Continuum,

London

Smith F (2002). Research methods in pharmacy practice. Pharmaceutical Press, London

Smith F (2010). Conducting your pharmacy practice research project: a step-by-step guide.
Pharmaceutical Press, London – available as an e-book

Online

https://explorable.com/research-basics

http://www.hra-decisiontools.org.uk/research/

http://www.rpharms.com/science-and-research/research-support-and-guidance.asp

http://www.ukmi.nhs.uk/activities/Research/default.asp

Statistical analysis
Field A (2013). Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS. 4th Edn, Sage Publications, London

Online

UCLA’s Institute for digital research and education

http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/sk/default.htm

University of Toronto: Tutorial for SPSS

http://www.psych.utoronto.ca/courses/c1/spss/page1.htm

KCL: Lecture notes from IOPPN Biostatistics department on Moodle

http://moodle2.iop.kcl.ac.uk/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyknGvncKLw - to explain p values

In addition, SPSS Tutorials – Access this under the Help menu with the IBM SPSS programme

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Available as an e-journal through the KCL catalogue

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)2042-7174
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Homepage

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)2042-7174/homepage/ForAuthors.html
Author Guidelines for the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice