ABOUT THE COURSE
INTENDED AUDIENCE
PRE-REQUISITES
Introduction to health research – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
Formulating research question, hypothesis and objectives – Dr. P Manickam
Literature review – Dr. P Ganeshkumar
Week 2: Epidemiological considerations in designing a research
study (1/2)
Measures of disease frequency – Dr. R Ramakrishnan
Descriptive study designs – Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur
Analytical study designs – Dr. Manoj Murhekar
Week 3: Epidemiological considerations in designing a research
study (2/2)
Experimental study designs: Clinical trials - Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
Validity of epidemiological studies – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar
Qualitative research methods: An overview – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar