HLTH 511 - Research Methods in Public Health

HLTH 511 Discussion Board Forums (4)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will respond to articles related to a public health research issue in a Discussion Board Forum thread. Each thread must be 450–500 words and include integration of the student’s Christian beliefs. Outside research may be used to respond to the prompt. The student will also reply to at least 2 classmates’ threads in 250–300 words each.

HLTH 511 SPSS Assignments (7)

The student is required to complete 7 analytic assignments using step-by-step instructions from the textbook for the specific statistical test being addressed. The student will also be required to perform the same analyses using SPSS with real healthcare-related data while interpreting the results generated.

HLTH 511 Qualitative Research Software Assignment

To allow the student to become familiar with qualitative research software in order to perform content analyses on qualitative data, the student will complete an activity following the step-by-step instructions.

HLTH 511 CITI Activity

The student will complete a training course through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. Upon completion of the CITI course, the student must upload his/her completion certificate to Blackboard.

HLTH 511 Research Article Review Activity

The student will choose 1 peer-reviewed article that includes community-based participatory research and complete a review of the article. The review must be under 500 words.

HLTH 511 Qualitative Research Article Review

The student will choose 1 peer-reviewed qualitative research article that includes community-based participatory research and complete a review of the article. The review must be under 500 words.

HLTH 511 Research Project

The student will complete a small research project, which will take place in several parts: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Final Submission. The project will include SPSS output of descriptive statistics, tables and/or graphs, and statistical test results. There is no minimum word requirement; however, the maximum total word count is 2,500 words.

HLTH 511 Q&A Quizzes (7)

Each quiz will contain 7–17 multiple-choice and/or true/false questions based on the material in the assigned module/week’s readings, PowerPoint presentation, and SPSS Assignment. Each quiz must be completed in 2 hours and 45 minutes.

HLTH 511 Hypothesis Writing Quizzes (5)

For each quiz, the student will select the correct null and alternative statistical hypotheses pertaining to research questions that reflect the statistical test(s) being covered in the assigned module/week. Each quiz will contain 2–4 multiple-choice questions and have a time limit of 2 hours and 45 minutes.

HLTH 511 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis Methods Assignment

Based on a public health scenario the student will formulate qualitative data and analysis methods which could be used to determine attitudes and beliefs toward the public health issue described in the scenario.