Master's Degree - Dietetics

2024 Spring Course Info
StatisticsResearch MethodsCurrent Issues or TrendsAdvanced Nutrition: Nutrigenomics, Nutrigenetics & Advanced Lipid Metabolism in Human NutritionClinical Aspects of Nutrition SupportMicronutrients in Human NutritionPublic Health NutritionNutrition Education in the Community
2023 Fall Course Info
StatisticsResearch MethodsCurrent Issues or TrendsAdvanced Medical Nutrition TherapyNutrition: A Focus on Life StagesNutrition & Human PerformancePublic Health NutritionObesity Across the LifespanPediatric Clinical NutritionNutrition & ImmunologyNutrition Therapy for Eating Disorders
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Spring 2024 Course Information
Research Methods
Course Description
The course focuses on basic components of the research process and the application of various research methods in dietetics. This includes the use of various research designs for answering research questions, methods for conducting research, evaluation of research articles, development of research proposals, communication of research findings, and demonstration of understanding of ethical issues in research.
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Instructor

Elizabeth Droke
Office: 605-688-5150
Elizabeth.Droke@sdstate.edu

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Textbooks

Research Methods: A Framework for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
Wendy L. Hurley PhD, ATC, CSCS, Craig R. Denegar PhD, PT, ATC, Jay Hertel PhD, ATC, FACSM
Edition: 1
ISBN: 9780781797689
Publisher: LWW

Course Access
 
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Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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