Applied Public Health Research Methods

Catalog description

Through case studies, analysis and group discussions, this course provides the students the opportunity to develop knowledge, and skills to address a public health issue for the design of a qualitative and/or quantitative research project. The course emph asizes formulating a public health research problem, contextualizing the problem in a theoretical framework and the importance of proper research designs, measuring basic concepts (e.g., questionnaire development, scale construction), sample selection and a data analysis plan. lt is expected that students will develop skills in; performing adequate data analyses and interpreting qualitative and/or quantitative information using the appropriate software. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate the acquired knowledge and skills by writing a concept paper, and technical report addressing a public health issue.