340.727.11
Introduction to Health Survey Research Methods
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 17, 2019
End Date
Friday, June 21, 2019
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 1:30 - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Exposes students to the practical aspects of health survey research by emphasizing the development of skills to design and administer a survey questionnaire. Introduces students to formative research, questionnaire development, interviewer training, and quality assurance/quality control.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and discuss the theory, frameworks, and contexts of questionnaire development
- Distinguish different types of formative research and how these approaches inform survey development
- Design, revise and administer questionnaires
- Monitor survey data collection and quality control
- Review the data collection experience and present results from a survey
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% Group Work
- 50% Final Paper