Research Design Approaches for Public Health

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Pre-requisites: EPID 8002. The course provides students the opportunity to become acquainted with a variety of approaches to research design and advance their understanding of research through critical exploration of diverse paradigms, ethics, and their use in public health research . Through lectures, group discussions, independent study, and case study presentations, students discuss theoretical components and practical techniques for conceptualizing and designing research projects using quantitative, qualitative, mixed -methods, pol icy analysis, and evaluation methods to address health issues at multiple (individual, group, organization, community and population) levels. Articles published in scientific journals and chapters from the texts will guide the discussion encouraging active student participation. At the end of the course, students will bring together the acquired knowledge and skills by proposing different research methodological approaches in addressing a public health issue. Faculty ACOSTA-PÉREZ, EDNA – Assistant Professor; PhD, 2005, University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras Campus. ALBIZU-GARCÍA, CARMEN E.