Research Methods in GLOH

0-4 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

The goal of this course is to give students the knowledge and skills they need to do empirical research on global health. Students will learn how to construct research questions, conduct narrative literature reviews, use an online reference manager, write a research study proposal, design a survey and interview guide, carry out interviews, conduct fundamental qualitative data analysis for hypothesis testing, and generate and present scientific reports. Students will be able to learn online reference management apps like Zotero. Students will learn how to write a research proposal and make and present analytical reports. Human subject protection in the social, cultural, and technical context of developing countries will be given a lot of attention. Upon completing this course, students will be able to build confidence, skills, and an understanding of common research in public health. Specifically, an undergraduate student can: 1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of literature review, secondary analysis, survey study design, and qualitative study design in public health research. 2. Create an idea for a research proposal in which they do a critical review of existing research, come up with helpful research questions and hypotheses, plan for sampling and survey data collection, and choose the correct statistical methods for testing quantitative hypotheses. 3. Generate an analytic report and a research poster based on his or her analysis and interpretation of quantitative research data. 4. Design, collect, and analyze qualitative data for health-related qualitative research. 5. Demonstrate a good understanding of human subject protection in research.