| Call Number | 16021 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
F 1:00pm-3:50pm To be announced |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Emily Paine |
| Type | INDEPENDENT |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | In recent years especially, the need for mixed approaches to inquiry in public health research has become apparent in fields as varies as health promotion, policy formation and evaluation, service needs assessment, the social determinants of health, and program evaluation and outcomes measurement more generally. A critical understanding of the epistemological assumptions that underlie QRM, the distinctive features of the major schools in the field, the basic toolkit deployed on the ground (observation, interviews, focus groups, and sustained field work), along with its allied analytic equipment, is becoming an essential part of professional public health competence. This course surveys the principles and practices of qualitative research methods (QRM) as a set of investigatory approaches and tools. It does so chiefly from the standpoint of research design: its aim is less proficiency in the various technologies of investigation that will be covered than an appreciation of the logic of inquiry behind them. Research design addresses the core conceptual and measurement issues that a well-formulated research questions entails and informs methods of data production and analysis. Principal research design issues to be covered: selecting an area ripe for inquiry; developing a research question and specific aims; selecting populations, target groups and/or collaborators to be involved in the research; assessing resources (including time and access); specifying research outcomes; selecting an appropriate approach and allied methods of data production and analysis; project planning and data management; identifying audiences and disseminating findings. Key issues to be addressed include: capacities and objectives of qualitative social research; multi-method research; and, time permitting, the evolving relationship between difficult health problems and feasible research projects, including collaboration with affected communities. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Sociomedical Sciences |
| Enrollment | 17 students (33 max) as of 9:05PM Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
| Subject | Sociomedical Sciences |
| Number | P8785 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Public Health |
| Section key | 20233SOSC8785P001 |