Qualitative Health Research Methods

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The course presents the assumptions, techniques, and practical aspects of conducting qualitative health research. Students will develop a good research question, interviewing techniques and guides, codes and coding dictionaries, and an analysis plan for qualitative research. Students will practice qualitative interviewing skills and coding in a health research-based project. The students will critique qualitative articles and learn what constitutes a rigorous methodological and analytic approach to this type of public health research.