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Qualitative Methods for Tobacco Control
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
MAS Office
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Lisa Lagasse
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
• Reviews the methods and rationale for incorporating qualitative approaches into tobacco control research.
• Explores the main principles of qualitative research and consider how these principles shape the questions to which qualitative methods can best be applied in tobacco control research.
• Introduces applied research techniques used in tobacco control, including observational studies, focus group discussion, in-depth interviews, and documents analysis.
• Describes techniques to analyze qualitative data collection and disseminate findings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the main qualitative data collection and analytic approaches used in tobacco control research, and articulate the relative appropriateness of each given a particular research question
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of adopting a qualitative approach to addressing a particular research question
- Practice applying qualitative methods to specific questions relevant to tobacco control research
- Demonstrate competence in writing about qualitative methods, analysis, and findings
Enrollment Restriction
Restricted to students in OPAL Certificate in Global Tobacco Control