MGH Division of Clinical Research

Applied Methods In Designing And Conducting Health Surveys

This course is sponsored by the MGH Division of Clinical Research and the Mongan Institute Health Policy Center.

Course Director: Karen Donelan, ScD, EdM

Course Description
This course is designed to prepare health professionals with an introduction to theory and practice in the design and conduct of surveys. Course topics will include all phases of the survey process: matching research design to data needs, understanding the role of qualitative research in survey development, probability and non-probability sampling methods, developing questions and questionnaires, choosing modes and methods of data collection, issues in analyzing and reporting survey data, and the effective presentation and reporting of survey findings to relevant audiences.

Due to the interactive design of this course, there are a limited number of spots. ** Incomplete applications will not be considered **
Please contact dcredu@partners.org with any questions.


Program: Clinical Research Investigator

Sponsor: MGH Division of Clinical Research

Modules

Data Collection Methods & Judging the quality of survey studies: Journal Club
IRB : Rules and Regulations Regarding the Conduct of Survey Research
Overview of Survey Design and Methods
Questions and Questionnaires