Higher Education - Highlands, North Carolina, United States
This dynamic 5-week Research Skills Development Course (RSDC) uses didactic and hands-on, learning-while-doing training to develop the skills and competency to conceptualize, design, write, and communicate a thoughtful, persuasive, and fundable research proposal that addresses a public health concern.Course includes English as a Second Language instruction during the entire five weeks. Also included is hands-on software training for collecting and organizing research literature (e.g., PubMed®, Web-of-Science®, Google Scholar®, EndNote Web®). Organized social events (including July 4th festivities), airport pickup on arrival and departure, books and supplies, and refreshments are included.Develop your research proposal in an organized way with faculty and English language support, incorporate feedback from peer review, complete it in a template ready to submit to the funder, and present it orally in class.Course Topics:•PubMed literature search and EndNote basics•Anatomy of a proposal, conceptual framework, field concentrations and budget•Basic Biostatistics and Analytic Epidemiology•Causation•Surveys and Sampling•Human subjects research (IRB approval)•Successful scientific writing•Interpretation and communication of data•Effective oral communication skills
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