What you should gain from the course
Section outline
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Note: if you want to gain a certificate for completing this course, you will have to create an account and log in as a student.
Competences (learning outcomes) to be gained from the Research Methods course.
Demonstrate the ability to:
- Identify an important public health issue facing your community
- Perform a systematic review of the literature to provide the background to your research
- Identify the methods for performing a research project relevant to the problem you have identified
- Prepare a protocol to perform the research project that you have identified
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Note: This course on research methods has been adapted from the Dissertation module previously used in the Peoples-uni master's course in public health. Thanks to those who contributed resources, in particular Professor Petra Buttner. The course is designed for people to work through it themselves, although it would be suitable to include in a formal course, or to form the basis of discussions with a mentor or supervisor.
How to navigate the course
Each section comprises a set of resources that we think you will find interesting - click on the collections of resources in each section. There is a forum in each topic for reflection.
We encourage you to reflect on what you have learned or comment on the course. When you click on the hyperlink in each topic labelled reflection, you will be able to add a new topic or respond to a previous one. You may want to share your learning from this and other readings, comment on the topics from your own experience, comment on others' posts, or provide feedback on how we can improve the content and presentation.
In the final section you will see that you can gain a Certificate of Completion - the requirements for this are to post a reflection in each section.
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