Course Description

PHRM 8650 is an advanced PhD level research methods course in the PHSOP program that builds on prior training in introductory methods and statistics and prepares students to design rigorous health services research by strengthening skills in problem conceptualization and analytic decision making, in particular, quasi-experimental research design.

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Athena Title

Adv Phsop Methods

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Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will identify and conceptualize problems and critically evaluate information and past research surrounding a problem.
• Students will review literature related to research methods and the application of research methods.
• Students will conceptualize, operationalize, and develop appropriate measurement strategies for study variables.
• Students will apply appropriate data analysis techniques to interpret and evaluate research data

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Topical Outline

• • Quasi-Experimental Research Design
• • Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs)
• • Applied Linear Regression using STATA
• • Applied Logistic Regression Using STATA
• • Extensions of Regression: Mediation Models
• • Extensions of Regression: Moderators
• • Generalized Linear Model
• • Exploratory Factor Analysis
• • Confirmatory Factor Analysis
• • Difference-in-Differences Model
• • Principal Component Analysis
• • Latent Class Analysis
• • Instrumental Variables
• • Regression Discontinuity Models
• • Propensity Scores
• • Interrupted-Time Series

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Li, Niying

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Public CV

Select a file to download:   Li, Niying

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