380.662.01
Critiquing the Research Literature in Maternal, Child, and Reproductive Health
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Discusses the sources of data and analytic and conceptual basis for methodological approaches to the study of maternal, child, and reproductive health. Evaluates selected research articles in maternal, child, and reproductive health.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the usefulness and limitations of data from routinely collected records and major national surveys for studying maternal, child, and reproductive health
- Use the analytic and conceptual basis of various methodological approaches for studying pregnancy, maternal, child, and reproductive health as a guide to evaluating research
- Evaluate measures of pregnancy, maternal, child, and reproductive health
- Evaluate measures of social and biological factors and their relation to maternal, child, and reproductive health and associated disparities
- Critically evaluate studies related to maternal, child, and reproductive health and associated disparities and identify valid inferences from the studies
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 15% Participation
- 30% Assignments
- 35% Primary critique paper
- 20% Bulleted written comments
Enrollment Restriction
Undergraduates must obtain instructor consent.