224.692.01
Formative Research for Behavioral and Community Interventions
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
M, F, 10:30 - 11:50am
Lab Times
Friday, 9:00 - 10:20am (01)
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
221.688 or 224.689 and 224.690-691; or consent of the instructor
Examines how to conduct formative research and use its findings in the many stages of developing designing, implementing and evaluating public health interventions. Discusses cross-cutting issues in study design, community entry and involvement, data sharing and use, as well as staff development and supervision. Draws parallels with implementation and translational research and with human centered design. Presents and explores 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.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Formulate formative research questions appropriate for each stage in intervention design and evaluation process
- Identify appropriate guiding theories and methodologies, and integrate them into a formative research protocol
- Prepare for coordinating a formative research component in the field, including capacity building, and sharing of data with community and partners in forums and meetings
- Review, learn and critique current theories and methodologies taken, and ways in which data are utilized, in selected case studies