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| METO0750-2 | Learning by the transdisciplinary approach of public health problems
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Mon. WS |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Michèle Guillaume |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| A reminder of the notions involved in a scientific approach to public health research.
A theoretical reminder of the initial question and the main research question.
A theoretical reminder of the inductive approach versus the deductive approach.
A theoretical reminder of the qualitative approach versus the quantitative approach and mixed methods in the context of public health research.
A theoretical reminder of the notions concerning sampling in the context of qualitative or quantitative studies.
Theoretical introduction to the perfection of a public health research protocol.
A reflective approach to the application of theoretical notions. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| General objectives
In the context of a scientific approach to public health research the student will:
- Learn to write a research protocol and plan its operational implementation.
- Experiment with multidisciplinary research work.
- Develop his or her critical faculties with regard to the methodological choices to be made in the context of perfecting a research protocol.
- Develop his or her critical spirit with regard to the critical issues involved in public health research.
- Learn the rules of communication of the products of scientific research.
Specific objectives
In the context of a scientific approach to a research protocol the student will:
- Be capable of understanding a research protocol.
- Learn how to plan a research protocol.
- Be capable of working within a multidisciplinary approach.
- Master the different modes of sampling and be capable of applying an well-informed choices according to the research subject and its objectives.
- Be capable of creating the tools relative to the different methods of information gathering.
- Learn the analysis methods for qualitative and quantitative data.
- Be capable of preparing an analyis plan for qualitative and quantitative data.
- Be capable of assessing the difficulties encountered with regard to methodological choices and seek solutions.
- Learn the major ethical principles to be respected.
- Be capable of making methodological choices while respecting ethical issues.
- Learn the rules for writing a scientific article
- Be capable of making a presentation.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| A scientific approach to public health (PISC I) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The theory course is taught in ex-cathedra sessions. The student will be expected to quickly design their own research protocol based on a subject suggested by the lecturer.
Sessions are devoted to accompanying students in the development of their protocols. Based on material supplied by the students, theoretical reminders are constantly updated. Exchanges are stimulated between the groups to help students to develop critical and constructive thinking with regard to the difficulties encountered and the search for solutions. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The theoretical course is organized on a face-to-face basis. The majority of sessions are planned to allow students to present the progress of their work and a reflective approach, integrating the theoretical knowledge covered previously. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended or obligatory reading and course notes.
There is no syllabus. A PowerPoint presentation on the subject will be made available to students on the My Ulg website.
The theoretical planning of a research protocol and course notes on the rules for writing a scientific article are distributed during the session.
Recommended reading for students (for further information).
Quivy R., Van Campenhoudt L. Social sciences research manual. 3rd edition. Paris : Dunod, 2006. 256 p.
Foddy W. Constructing Questions for Interviews and Questionnaires. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Ghiglione R., Matalon B. Sociological surveys, theory and practice. Paris : A. Colin, 1988.
Malterud, K. Qualitative research: standards, challenges, guidelines. The Lancet. 2001, 358: 483-488.
Miles M.B., Huberman A.M. Analysis of qualitative data. 2nd edition. Brussels: de Boeck, 2005. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Writing (in groups) a public health research protocol including the preparation of tools for information gathering and the pre-test strategy for these tools must be completed.
The assessment criteria will apply to the written report proposed by the students. The ability of students to complete the following tasks will be taken into account for the final mark. Students will:
- Write a complete research protocol proposed in the context of the subject studied.
- Scientifically argue the choices made during the different stages of the approach leading to the proposed research protocol.
- Design the tools for information gathering and suggest a strategy for pre-testing this tool.
- Learn to respect ethical rules.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Date of announcement of course work. |
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Contacts :
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| Assistant to Professor Guillaume, B. Pétré
Tel : 04/366.25.05
Email : benoit.petre@ulg.ac.be
Ecole de Santé publique
Bât. B23, Département des Sciences de la Santé publique
Tour de Pathologie - Niveau 0
CHU - Sart Tilman |
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