Research in Aging Health

2 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course examines the philosophy, methodologies, and methods pertaining to issues of aging and health. This course is designed to give students an understanding of the logic, tools, and practice of qualitative and quantitative research methods as they have evolved and are currently being used in research in aging-related social and behavioral sciences. This course examines research in general, including mixed methods approaches, while focusing on assumptions qualitative research design, methods, and strategies of data collection. By the end of this course, learners should be able to: 1. Critically review published aging health research literature 2. Understand knowledge and skills to strengthen competence in designing and conducting aging health research 3. Write a research proposal on an aging-related health issue, including: research aims, background and significance, research methods, discussion of data analysis, and description of approaches to protect human subjects 4. Describe approaches to application of ethical guidelines and principles in the design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of aging health research 5. Identify and apply appropriate basic data analysis techniques for use in qualitative and mixed method research