Learning Objectives
Participants completing the course at the highest level of achievement should be able to:
- Identify and describe key components of a successful grant proposal and understand the grant application and review process.
- Discuss ethical dilemmas faced by international and domestic researchers and the importance of scientific integrity in research.
- Describe major aspects of project implementation, including submission of materials to domestic and foreign IRBs, creation of study instruments, database development, data management, and research budgets.
- Explain best practices of study design and proposal development.
Topics
PLANNING
Module 1: Choosing a Study Design
- Epidemiology and biostatistics terms
- Study designs
- Qualitative research
Module 2: Selecting an Approach & Identifying Collaborators
- Implementation science
- Mentorship
- Collaboration
Module 3: Applying for Funding Part 1
- Types of grants
- Successful grant writing
- Literature reviews
- Hypothesis & aims
Module 4: Applying for Funding Part 2
- Significance
- Innovation
Module 5: Applying for Funding Part 3
- Research approach
- Sample size
Module 6: Applying for Funding Part 4
- Critical grant components and letters of support
- Budget
- Biosketches
- Grant peer review
IMPLEMENTATION
Module 7: Conducting Research Responsibly
- Ethics in research
- IRBs
- Human subjects
- Plagiarism
- Fiscal management
Module 8: Managing Data
- Data management
- Data analysis plans
- Qualitative data collection and analysis
Module 9: Designing Study Instruments
- Designing instruments for data collection
- Using ODK and REDCap
DISSEMINATION
Module 10: Disseminating Research
- Common tables and graphics
- Planning, designing, and delivering presentations
- Writing and submitting manuscripts
- Finding the right journals
- Open access and fees
- Predatory publishing
