printer friendly pageBIOS 230: Successful Fieldwork in Global Health Research
This two-day workshop focuses on how to successfully implement fieldwork in global health research. After this class, students will have a detailed plan for their fieldwork, including entering and exiting the field, ethical concerns, impact, safety, equitable partnerships, and preparing for the unexpected. The course builds on student-led active learning techniques, with invited guest speakers who share their fieldwork experiences. The course is open to advanced graduate students and postdocs who have developed a research question and design for global health research. Students are recommended but not required to take the course ¿Practical Approaches to Global Health Research¿ (
MED226/
INTLPOL290/
EPI237) beforehand.
Last offered: Autumn 2023
EPI 237: Practical Approaches to Global Health Research (INTLPOL 290, MED 226)
(Formerly
IPS 290) How do you come up with an idea for a useful research project in a low resource setting? How do you develop a research question, prepare a concept note, and get your project funded? How do you manage personnel in the field, complex cultural situations, and unexpected problems? How do you create a sampling strategy, select a study design, and ensure ethical conduct with human subjects? This course takes students through the process of health research in under-resourced countries from the development of the initial research question and literature review to securing support and detailed planning for field work. Students progressively develop and receive weekly feedback on a concept note to support a funding proposal addressing a research question of their choosing. Aimed at graduate students interested in global health research, though students of all disciplines interested in practical methods for research are welcome. Undergraduates who have completed 85 units or more may enroll with instructor consent. Sign up for 1 unit credit to participate in class sessions or 3 units to both participate in classes and develop a concept note.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Luby, S. (PI)
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