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The MRM301T course focuses on research methodology and biostatistics, aiming to equip students with skills in parametric and non-parametric tests, research design, statistical tools, hypothesis formulation, and medical research ethics. Key topics include general research methodology, biostatistics principles, statistical tests, medical ethics, the Declaration of Helsinki, and CPCSEA guidelines for laboratory animal facilities. Recommended textbooks and references provide foundational knowledge and practical insights for conducting ethical medical research.

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FRM Course Syllabus IPDownload

The MRM301T course focuses on research methodology and biostatistics, aiming to equip students with skills in parametric and non-parametric tests, research design, statistical tools, hypothesis formulation, and medical research ethics. Key topics include general research methodology, biostatistics principles, statistical tests, medical ethics, the Declaration of Helsinki, and CPCSEA guidelines for laboratory animal facilities. Recommended textbooks and references provide foundational knowledge and practical insights for conducting ethical medical research.

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MRM301T:RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS

L:4 T:0 P:0 Credits:4

Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to

CO1 :: Explore different parametric and non parametric tests in research

CO2 :: Apply different research design required in research

CO3 :: Employ different statistical tools required for research

CO4 :: Formulate and test hypothesis based on the nature of the research problem

CO5 :: Familiar with the ethics of medical research

CO6 :: Understand the purpose of control and supervision of experiments on animals

Unit I
General research methodology : research, objective, requirements, practical difficulties, review of
literature, study design, types of studies, strategies to eliminate errors/bias, controls, randomization,
crossover design, placebo, blinding techniques
Unit II
Biostatistics : definition and introduction, application, sample size, importance of sample size,
factors influencing sample size, dropouts, null hypothesis, P values, degree of freedom, interpretation
of P values
Unit III
Basic statistical tests : statistical tests of significance, type of significance tests, parametric tests,
non-parametric tests, students t test, chi square test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation
coefficient, correlation and regression, wilcoxan rank tests
Unit IV
Medical research : history, values in medical ethics, autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence,
double effect, conflicts between autonomy and beneficence/non-maleficence, cultural concerns, truth
telling, online business practices, conflicts of interest, referral, vendor relationships, treatment of
family members, sexual relationships, fatality
Unit V
Declaration of Helsinki : history, introduction, basic principles for all medical research, additional
principles for medical research combined with medical care, euthanasia, informed consent,
confidentiality, criticisms of orthodox medical ethics, importance of communication, control resolution,
guidelines, ethics committees
Unit VI
CPCSEA guidelines for laboratory animal facility : goals, veterinary care, quarantine,
surveillance, diagnosis, treatment and control of disease, personal hygiene, location of animal
facilities to laboratories, anaesthesia, euthanasia, physical facilities, environment, animal husbandry,
record keeping, SOPs, personnel and training, transport of lab animals

Text Books:
1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY : METHODS AND TECHNIQUES by KOTHARI, C R AND GARG, G,
NEW AGE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS
References:
1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS by BANERJEE, PK, S Chand Publishing

2. HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE by WOLFENSOHN S


AND LLOYD M, Wiley-Blackwell
3. MEDICAL ETHICS, LAW AND COMMUNICATION AT A GLANCE by DAVEY P, RATHMELL A,
DUNN M, FOSTER C AND HELEN SALISBURY, Wiley-Blackwell

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