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課程名稱

公共衛生研究法
Research Methods in Public Health

開課學期

110-2

授課對象

公共衛生學院公共衛生碩士學位學程

授課教師

葉明叡

課號

MPH7001

課程識別碼

847 M0020

班次

學分

2.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

必修

上課時間

星期二10,A(17:30~19:15)

上課地點

公衛212

備註

MPH核心必修課程。與李柏翰、林青青、黃柏堯合授
限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：50人

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課程概述

This course introduces the major components of public health research methods, including basics of research, research ethics, selection of research topic, research designs, quantitative and qualitative research approaches, data collection, data analysis, and study findings presentation. The purpose of this course is to improve students’ understanding towards and practical skills of the research methods commonly adopted in the field of public health. Students will be equipped with competencies necessary for developing a research project in public health for their practicum or master thesis research by identifying a research question, choosing appropriate methods and research design that could answer the question, and drafting the full research proposal.

課程目標

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Understand the basic knowledge and principles of research methods.
2. Read and criticize public health literature.
3. Design a research project.

課程要求

The students are expected to:
1. Have read assigned articles before class and actively participate in class discussion.
2. Finish 7 take-home assignments. Assignments are due at noon before class in the following week.
3. Complete a research proposal that includes background, research question, significance, literature, research design, and analytic strategies.

預期每週課後學習時數

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另約時間

指定閱讀

教科書：
1. Creswell, JW（林正昌譯）。2015。研究設計：質性、量性及混合方法取向（中文二版）。台北：學富。
2. Babbie, E（林秀雲譯）。2021。社會科學研究方法。台北：雙葉書廊（十五版）。
3. 王榮德。2010。流行病學方法論（修訂版）。台北：健康文化。
其他散篇文章請見各週進度表。

Textbooks:
1. Creswell, JW. 2015. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods. Sage. (Taiwanese Mandarin Version, translated by Cheng-Chang Lin. Taipei: Pro-Ed Publishing.)
2. Babbie, E. 2021. The Practice of Social Research. 15e. Cengage. (Taiwanese Mandarin Version, translated by Shiow-Yun Lin. Taipei: Yeh Yeh Book Gallery.)
3. Jung-Der Wang. 2010. Basic Principles and Practical Applications in Epidemiological Research (in Taiwanese Mandarin). Taipei: Health World.
For other selected readings please see the weekly schedule below.

參考書目

Some helpful online resources:

Labaree, Robert V. University of Southern California Research Guides, Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper
https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/researchdesigns
Trochim, William M.K. Research Methods Knowledge Base. 2006. This book can be accessed on https://conjointly.com/kb/

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	Class participation	15%	Read assigned articles before class and actively participate in class discussion.
2.	Take home assignment	35%	Finish 7 take-home assignments.
3.	Midterm exam	10%	Prepare an oral presentation and an one-page outline.
4.	Research proposal	40%	Prepare an oral presentation and slides of a research proposal.

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	02/15	Course overview (Research proposal and responsible conduct of research) (Yeh)
第2週	02/22	Research approaches and research design (Lee)
第3週	03/01	Research ethics (Yeh)
第4週	03/08	Research topic, literature review, and theoretical framework (Yeh)
第5週	03/15	Research question: exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory (Yeh)
第6週	03/22	Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement (Lin)
第7週	03/29	The logic of sampling (Lin)
第8週	04/05	Midterm- student presentation: research topic and proposal abstract (Yeh and Lin)
第9週	04/12	Data collection and analysis 1: experiments, cohort and case-control studies (Lin)
第10週	04/19	Data collection and analysis 2: survey research (Lin)
第11週	04/26	Data collection and analysis 3: Connecting research designs and quantitative analytic strategies (Lin)
第12週	05/03	Data collection and analysis 4: evaluation and policy analysis (Lin)
第13週	05/10	Data collection and analysis 5: unobtrusive research (content analysis, historical comparison analysis) (Yeh)
第14週	05/17	Data collection and analysis 6: interview and field study (Huang)
第15週	05/24	Final exam- student presentation: full proposal (Yeh and Lin)
第16週	05/31	Final exam-student presentation: full proposal (Yeh and Lin)