2024-2025 Academic Catalog

PMO 673 MPH Project/Practicum Implementation and Evaluation

This is the third and last in this seminar series on the MPH independent project and practicum. The course will include hands on data management and database construction sessions in the LRC and be a forum for discussing and finding solutions to issues or problems related to the IRB approval process, data collection, analysis plans, study implementation, funding issues, and authorship, among others. Instructors will reinforce the oral and written communication skills essential for effective public health practice, including how to prepare scientific abstracts and posters as well as manuscripts for publication. By the end of the course, students will be able to prepare abstracts, posters, written reports and oral presentation slides related to public health practice or research. They will be able to effectively participate in the iterative process of producing a well-organized and clearly written report and demonstrate effective oral communication skills when reporting research findings.

Credits

0.75

Prerequisite

Concurrence of Course Director