PPOL 8669 - Investigating Health and Health Services

How to conduct and evaluate research necessary to health policy. Students are expected to conduct research utilizing a variety of methodologies and learn how to access available secondary data sets relevant to healthcare and policy. Topics include: multidisciplinary collaboration, measurement of health related constructs and healthcare outcomes, and health evaluation (cost, quality, access). Students are expected to develop their dissertation proposals as one outcomes of this course. Designed to be a seminar, and active participation in class discussion and activities is essential.

Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Full graduate standing in the Ph.D. in Public Policy program.
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 8101 and GRAD 8103, or permission of instructor.

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