340.727.11
Introduction to Health Survey Research Methods

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 15, 2020
End Date
Friday, June 19, 2020
Class Time(s)
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)
Andrea Wirtz
Becky Genberg
Contact Name
Ayesha Khan
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
Description
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:
  1. Identify and discuss the theory, frameworks, and contexts of questionnaire development
  2. Distinguish different types of formative research and how these approaches inform survey development
  3. Design, revise and administer questionnaires
  4. Monitor survey data collection and quality control
  5. 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
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

All in-person classes will be taught online via Zoom, on the dates and times the course is scheduled. For further information, please see the Institute website jhsph.edu/summerepi