PUH 6301 - Public Health Research

Description

Introduces research design methodology. The class prepares students for formulating questions that can be translated into research designs. Students follow the steps of the research process from the specification of the original idea to the reporting of the results of the study. A variety of research approaches are covered including program evaluation, meta-analytic designs, non-experimental observational research, survey research, and experimental designs. Students study classic research literature and design their own research projects.

Outcomes

1. Examine professional literature as it relates to conceptualizing and conducting research.
2. Utilize research methods, research principles, and procedures of quantitative research methods.
3. Explain the fundamentals of measurement as applied to ethical public health research.
4. Evaluate strategies for data analysis to determine the best statistical tests needed for research methods.
5. Contrast quantitative and qualitative research methods to select the most appropriate use in public health research design.
6. Describe techniques that may be used to communicate research results.

PreRequisites

None

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