Research Methodology in Communication Disorders

Course Code
6101
ECTS Credits
5
Semester
6th Semester
Course Category

Compulsory

Compulsory

Course Description
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

  • Describe experimental examples in the field of communication disorders
  • Analyze the basic elements of the structure of an article (bibliographic review, case study or research article, qualitative research)
  • Explain a study in its component parts
  • Compare and distinguish research methodologies in different articles
  • Apply the knowledge they have acquired to design a simple research study
GENERAL COMPETENCES

•    Exercise criticism and self-criticism
•    Group or independent Assignment
•    Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking
•    Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

SYLLABUS

The course is structured 13 lessons. Sections:

  • Research ethics
  • Measurement variables and scales
  • Steps of scientific research, Sampling, Validity, Reliability
  • Evidence-based practice in communication disorders
  • Research strategies in communication disorders (quantitative and qualitative research)
  • Research design in communication disorders
  • Experimental models for studying treatment efficacy
  • The "Introduction" section of a research article
  • The "Methodology" section in a research paper
  • The "Results" section in a research article
  • The "Discussion" section in a research article
TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
Activity Semester workload
Lectures

26

Practice Exercises

26

Protocol Writing for research or a review study

50

Independent personal study and preparation for the exam

23

Course total 

125 hours. (5 ECTS)

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Final exam: 50% of the total grade at the end of the semester

The exam will include short answers and/or closed-ended (e.g., multiple-choice) questions.

Assignment (Research proposal): 50% of the total grade

The evaluation criteria are presented during the first lecture

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books

  • Polit, D. F., & Tatano, B. C., (2025). Μεθοδολογία Έρευνας στις Επιστήμες Υγείας. Broken Hill Publishers, Ltd. Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: [133028180]
  • Γεωργοπούλου, Σ. Χ. Μεθοδολογία Έρευνας και Ανάλυση Δεδομένων στη Λογοπαθολογία. Αθήνα: Κωνσταντάρας. Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: [68394500]
  • Houser, J. (2019). Η έρευνα στις επιστήμες υγείας. Αθήνα: Κωνσταντάρας. Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: [133036733]

Additional bibliography

  • Kviz, F. J. (2023). Διεξαγωγή Έρευνας στις Επιστήμες Υγείας. Αθήνα: Προπομπός. Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: [112706955]
COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https://eclass.uop.gr/courses/SLT183/