A guide for a student-led doctoral-level qualitative methods short course in epidemiology: faculty and student perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Qualitative research and mixed methods are core competencies for epidemiologists. In response to the shortage of guidance on graduate course development, we wrote a course development guide aimed at faculty and students designing similar courses in epidemiology curricula. The guide combines established educational theory with faculty and student experiences from a recent introductory course for epidemiology and biostatistics doctoral students at the University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. We propose a student-centred course with inverse classroom teaching and practice exercises with faculty input. Integration of student input during the course development process helps align the course syllabus with student needs. The proposed course comprises six sessions t

SUBMITTER: Gille F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10883707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature