550.604.81
Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health
- Location:
- Internet
- Term:
- 2nd term
- Department:
- Extradepartmental
- Credits:
- 2 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2019 - 2020
- Auditors Allowed:
- Yes, with instructor consent
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Course Instructor s:
- Contact:
- Shannon Frattaroli
- Resources:
- Prerequisite:
Introduction to Online Learning is required prior to participating in any of the School's Internet-based courses.
- Description:
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Qualitative research is increasingly becoming a foundational approach in public health. This course is for students who want to be engaged consumers of qualitative research in public health or participate in team-based qualitative projects, but do not see themselves leading qualitative research studies in the future.
Provides students with a broad overview of qualitative methods and concepts used in the public health sciences. Emphasizes the conceptual foundations of qualitative research and how it is used in public health.
- Learning Objectives:
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Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the basic concepts of iterative design, purposive sampling, and reflexivity
- Distinguish between objectivist and constructivist epistemologies
- Provide examples of different types of qualitative data arising in public health studies
- Identify when qualitative or quantitative methods are best suited to address a given research question
- Describe key features of study quality (rigor) for qualitative studies
- Examine and contrast different approaches to qualitative data analysis
- Describe ways in which qualitative research is incorporated into research projects
- Methods of Assessment:
Lecture activities - 20%
Quiz 1 - 20%
Quiz 2 - 20%
Final memo - 40%- Instructor Consent:
No consent required
- Jointly Offered With: