COURSE OUTLINE: ICMR - National Institute of Epidemiology is offering online programmes on conduct of human biomedical research. The programme will be offered as NIE-ICMR e-Certificate – NIeCer - Courses. The first in this series, NIeCer 101:Health Research Fundamentals, is a basic level course in health research methods. It will explain the fundamental concepts in epidemiology and bio-statistics related to research methods. This course will provide an overview of steps and principles for designing biomedical and health research studies among human participants. We expect this course to be useful for individuals interested in pursuing health research in the roles of study investigators, clinical/public health researchers (physicians, counselors, research associates, social scientists, nurses, pharmacists, technicians, data and quality managers etc.), scientists, ethics committee members and project managers.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction to Health Research.
Formulating research question, hypothesis and objectives.
Literature review.
Measurement of disease frequency.
Descriptive study designs.
Analytical study designs.
Experimental study designs: Clinical trials.
Validity of epidemiological studies.
Qualitative research methods: An overview.
Measurement of study variables.
Sampling methods.
Calculating sample size and power.
Selection of study population.
Study plan and project management.
Designing data collection tools.
Principles of data collection.
Data management.
Overview of data analysis.
Ethical framework for health research.
Conducting clinical trials.
Preparing a concept paper for research projects.
Elements of a protocol for research studies.
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Health Research Fundamentals
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Reviews
4.9 rating, based on 8 Class Central reviews
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I recently completed the Health Research Fundamentals online course, and I must say it exceeded my expectations in every way. The course content was comprehensive, covering everything from study design to data analysis with clarity and depth. What t…
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Yes. I like to very much and Excellent for this course. This course very important and useful for improved.
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Health research fundamental class was very effective and excellent teaching. 22 topic was covered full research. It is helpful for our teaching. Need some examples in some place. All the sessions was good.
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This was an amazing experience of understanding of health research fundamentals for gaining knowledge regarding the research protocol and publications also
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Health Research fundamentals Planning, Implementation, and Dissemination is designed to train participants in the development and conduct of research globally, with an emphasis on low-resource settings.
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This course is very important course,it helps me a lot to understand Heath research related aspects ,reseach guidelines,tools,statistics, Research questions
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Very good course, good information. In this course., are discussed the important key elements of data collection and data analysis.
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A very inclusive course on every aspect of conducting research. It includes all steps starting from thinking about a research question, selecting research participants, sample size measurements to finalizing a protocol.
