Introduction to research methods
The importance of research for evidence-based practice
Choosing your research project : framing the problem, research hypotheses, and predictions
Searching the scientific literature
Fundamentals of study design
Understanding research : a clinician's perspective of basic, applied, and clinical investigations
dependent variables, blinding, randomization, and matching
The unique challenges of field research
Veracity of data : understanding validity and reliability
Unique features in animal research
Ethical principles in human and animal research
Developing a funding base for your research
Conducting a study : pilot testing, sampling, and data collection
Instrumentation : calibration and standardization
First analyses after data collection
Database development and management
Statistical approaches to data analysis
Drawing inferences, logical fallacies
Writing a research manuscript and determining authorship
Submitting a manuscript for publication : finding the publication outlet
Demands of the peer-review process
Building the science buzz : working with media to create a lay translation of your discovery.
