Public Health 101, Summer Session I, 2020 Research Study Design Assignment

Public Health 101, Summer Session I, 2020 Research Study Design Assignment
Paper
Section
What to Include Length
Requirement
Background Identify one health outcome/disease/condition that you will focus on in a specific
study population. Discuss the prevalence & incidence of the disease/health
conditions in the study population. Discuss a gap in the understanding of how to
screen for, diagnose, treat, or in the cause of the particular health
issue/disease/condition. Provide citations for all statistical information.
¾ page
Research
Question
Formulate a research question for an epidemiological study that addresses the gap
in this understanding, such as to identify a possible correlation or cause, to evaluate
how good a screening test is, or to test a solution to a health
outcome/condition/disease of your choice.
one sentencelength question
Hypothesis Formulate a study hypothesis and provide support for the hypothesis, citing to the
scientific research literature. You may additionally cite to organizational reports
and/or media articles.
One Five
Sentence
Paragraph
Evaluate
Methods
Articulate in your own words, the definition of each of the following study design
methods: ecological study, cross-sectional study, cohort study, case control study,
and randomized-controlled clinical trial. Also, feel free to mention any other study
design(s) you think could be implemented to answer your research question.
Discuss and identify at least two limitations of each study design with reference to
your own study question. Make sure to cite to the course textbook and/or research
literature for definitions of study designs and limitations. You can additionally cite
to organizational reports and media articles. Also, discuss what needs to be
incorporated into your study design, if anything, that is not included in the
aforementioned study design methods, to answer your research question.
1-1.5 pages
Design a
Research
Study
Choose one study design to answer your research question. Explain why you have
chosen this study design. Feel free to tweak a traditional study design or use a
traditional study design. Discuss at least two strengths and two limitations of your
study design method. Make sure to support your study design with scientific
literature. You may additionally cite to organizational reports and/or media articles.
1 page
Reflection Articulate a definition for structural racism in your own words. Discuss the
possible role of structural racism in your health issue/condition/disease. Discuss
what you could add to your study design to better understand the role of structural
racism in the health issue/condition/disease that your study addresses. In support of
the definition and discussion cite to the research literature. You may in addition
draw on personal experience, organizational reports, and/or media articles.
1 page
Citations Use APA format for in-text citations and a “References” page as the last page.
Format This paper must be SINGLE spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font, and 1
inch margins. Make sure to title your study–centered at the beginning of your
paper–and each “paper section” should be a bold section heading. You must
adhere to all length requirements otherwise face possible point deductions.