SOPH UWC- Public Health Research File 2 Unit 1 (100% COMPLETE GUIDE)

Introduction to Public Health Research Introduction Welcome to the first unit of Public Health Research, a Masters level unit which aims to help you to develop an understanding of the nature and scope of Public Health and how to conduct research on a Public Health problem. At strategic points across the module we will ask you to consider questions related to your assignments. These will help you formulate ideas for the research protocol or proposal which forms the main outcome of this module. For any research undertaking, it is common practice to develop an outline, which is known as a proposal or a protocol according to a prescribed format. This is what you will submit to the Faculty Higher Degrees Committee, or to a funding committee if you are undertaking the research outside of the university. You will find the format for your protocol detailed in the diagram called Stages in the Development of a Research Protocol in the Module Introduction. By the end of this unit, you should have identified a research problem and developed a research question that is appropriate to address a Public Health problem, that is you will have completed Stage 1. Study Sessions There are three study sessions in this unit: Study Session 1: What is Public Health? Study Session 2: Approaches in Public Health Research. Study Session 3: Analysing Problems in Public Health. SOPH, UWC, Master of Public Health - Public Health Research- Unit 1 1 UNIT 1 S