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224.692.01
Formative Research for Behavioral and Community Interventions

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, F, 10:30 - 11:50am
Lab Times
Friday, 9:00 - 10:20am (01)
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

221.688 or 224.689 and 224.690-691; or consent of instructor

Description
Examines how to conduct formative research and use its findings in the many stages of developing, implementing and evaluating public health interventions. It discusses cross-cutting issues on study design, community entry and involvement, data sharing and use, as well as staff development and supervision. It presents and analyzes case studies of multi-method formative research, and the use of the data collected to develop more effective behavioral and community interventions. Examples presented and analyzed include programs to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, malaria, dengue hemorrhagic fever, diarrhea and neonatal mortality in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Students read assigned materials, actively engage in classroom discussions and lab work, complete two quizzes, and develop a formative research protocol on a topic of their interest.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Formulate formative research questions appropriate for each stage in intervention development
  2. Identify appropriate methods and place them within a study protocol
  3. Prepare for coordinating a formative research component in the field
  4. Review and learn current approaches taken and ways in which data was utilized in selected case studies