| Call Number | 14942 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
R 1:00pm-2:50pm AUD 8 ROSENFIELD B |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructors | Abigail R Greenleaf Mahesh Karra |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Public health research, particularly service-based research, is a challenging enterprise. Its execution requires grounding in scientifically based, standardized approaches to research design and implementation, as well as flexibility and skill in adapting those techniques to the unique needs of any program, organization, setting, or population. Many of us have had experience with studies that did not adequately collect data needed to initiate, evaluate, and/or improve whatever health problem or issue it was supposed to. This course provides students with the requisite skills for conducting successful service-based research, including fundamental concepts and components of research design, the development of theory-guided research questions and hypotheses, and decision-making strategies for study designs and data collection protocols and materials. In this course, students will also actively engage in qualitative and quantitative data collection, becoming familiar with field considerations, pre-testing, interviewing techniques, and the design, preparation, and use of topic guides for in-depth interviews and structured questionnaires for surveys. By the conclusion of the course, students will have a complete, self-designed questionnaire ready to field on Qualtrics, and will be able to plan and execute a sound research study. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Population and Family Health |
| Enrollment | 58 students (100 max) as of 3:06PM Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
| Subject | Population and Family Health |
| Number | P8617 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Public Health |
| Open To | GSAS, Public Health |
| Note | Dept permission required for non-POPF students (contact cak2 |
| Section key | 20261POPF8617P001 |