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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.
Introduction to the perfection of a public health research protocol.
A reflective approach to the application of theoretical notions.
Introduction to scientific writting. |
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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 and II)
Biostatistics
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The theory course is taught in ex-cathedra sessions.
Exercices. |
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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.
Fortin MF. Fondements et étapes du processus de recherche - méthodes quantitatives et qualitatives. 2ème éd. Montréal, Chenelière Education ; 2010. 656 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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| Written exam and rated exercices |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Test on prerequisites - date communicated at the first session
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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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