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About Study Course

Department: Statistics Unit
ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Māra Grēve
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Health Management
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Economics and Business; Social Economics

Objective

This module “Data analysis in health care” is subdivided into three sub-modules
1. Mathematics applied in health management
2. Types and processing of data in health care
3. Statistics and statistical tools applied in health management

Sub-Module: “Mathematics applied to health management”
This module aims to ensure students’ understanding of basic theoretical foundations of statistical data analysis and advantages and limitations of quantitative methods.

Sub-Module: “Types and processing of data in health care”
This module aims to familiarize students with the classification of data used in health care, available data sources and pre-processing of the data for quantitative analysis.

Sub-Module: “Statistics and statistical tools applied to health management”
This module aims to provide knowledge and skills in the most widely used descriptive and inferential statistics, regression and correlation analysis.

The teaching and learning activities for all 3 Sub-Modules will include presentations, lectures, case-studies, discussions and practical work.

Prerequisites

Secondary school knowledge in mathematics and informatics.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Knowledge of the principles of quantitative research and the application of statistical methods in health research.

Skills

1.Prepare and structure data for statistical analysis using MS Excel for data organisation, coding, and cleaning.

Competence

1.Able to independently justify decisions regarding data types, data sources, and statistical analysis methods in health research.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Digital transformation in the health care sector2Master'sRequiredDaiga Behmane, Māra Grēve
Digital transformation in the health care sector 2Master'sRequiredDaiga Behmane, Māra Grēve
Planning period:Year 2025, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health Management3Master'sLimited choiceDaiga Behmane, Māra Grēve
Health Management 3Master'sLimited choiceDaiga Behmane, Māra Grēve