SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

FP600: FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

RESEARCH METHODS FOR POSTGRADUATES

Date/Time

Topic

Facilitator

Monday, 13/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Introduction to Research and its significance (Topic 1)

Japhet Killewo

0754 853257

Tuesday, 14/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Identifying/defining a research problem, making a problem statement and rationale (Topic 2)

Daudi Simba

0754 382209

Wednesday, 15/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Overview of types of research and research approaches (Topic 3)

Deodatus Kakoko

0786 015304

Thursday, 16/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Strategies of literature search for publications/dissertations (Topic 4)

Rehema Chande

0784 268578

Friday, 17/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Sampling and sample size for quantitative research  (Topic 5)

Method Kazaura

0784 767717

Monday, 20/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Data collection instruments for quantitative data (Topic 6)

Method Kazaura

Tuesday, 21/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Sampling, sample size and data collection instruments
for  qualitative data  (Topic 7)

Edmund Kayombo

0759 625473

Wednesday, 22/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Ethical issues in Health research (Topic 8)

Innocent Semali

0754 269838

Thursday, 23/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Developing a research/dissertation proposal incl. budget (Topic 9)

Japhet Killewo

Friday, 24/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Data analysis for Qualitative data (Topic 10)

Edmund Kayombo

Monday, 27/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Private study

Japhet Killewo

Tuesday, 28/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Data analysis for Quantitative data (Topic 11)

Method Kazaura

Wednesday, 29/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Writing a dissertation (rules, regulations and process) (Topic 12)

Deodatus Kakoko

Thursday, 30/04/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Exercise on Ethical issues in Health research (FHI360 ethics skill test)

Innocent Semali

Friday, 01/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Presentation and interpretation of research data  (Topic 13)

Japhet Killewo

Monday, 04/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Writing scientific papers for a publication (using dissertation data) (Topic 14)

Elia Mmbaga

0785 900101

Tuesday, 05/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Critical appraisal of published papers  (Topic 15)

Elia Mmbaga

Wednesday, 06/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Designing a mini-study for the group (All students)

Japhet Killewo

Thursday, 07/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Using reference managers to organize references in a publication  (Topic 16)

Rehema Chande

Friday, 08/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Practical on using reference managers to organize references

Rehema Chande

Monday, 11/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Presenting research ideas for a dissertation (All students)

Japhet Killewo

Tuesday 12/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Group mini studies - Qualitative and quantitative components

ALL

Wednesday, 13/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Group mini studies - Qualitative and quantitative components

ALL

Thursday 14/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

Group mini studies - Qualitative and quantitative components

Analysis of existing data - Qualitative and quantitative components

Consult the following for issues related to the mini-study:

Daudi Simba, Japhet Killewo, Elia Mmbaga, Edmund Kayombo, Innocent Semali, Method Kazaura

PRESENTATIONS

ALL STUDENTS

Private study

ALL STUDENTS

Friday, 15/05/2015

17:00 - 21:00

MODULE EXAMINATION (Actual time to be determined depending on convenience)

MODULE EVALUATION

Japhet Killewo

TOTAL

VENUE: CDC TRAINING ROOM

Class representative please follow up with the next facilitator indicated on the timetable to make sure

 

he/ she is available for the session. If there is no show let me know as soon as possible so that we

 

can find a replacement or cover up the lost time. Share your phone number with the facilitator so that

 

he/she can call or write to report on availability or to provide additional teaching materials if necessary

 

 

Japhet Killewo

 

Research Module Convenor

 

0754 853257

 

jkillewo@yahoo.co.uk