BIO-8534 Special Topics: Survey Research Methods
Surveys are commonly used in biomedical research, either as stand-alone studies on health behavior and attitudes or as part of subject experience in clinical trials and observational studies. This course reviews the principles of study design, specifically, survey study design for developing a protocol for valid survey studies. Principles covered include developing study goals and objectives, identifying the target population, sample size, recruitment and sampling, constructing a valid and reliable survey instrument, and disseminating surveys through a variety of ways, focusing on online survey application platforms. Students will learn the types of data generated and how to analyze, interpret, and appropriately generalize survey results.