HLTH 511 is the research methods course in Liberty's Master of Public Health. Its written work is three forums on public health research articles, a short review of a community-based participatory research article, and a small research project analyzed in SPSS and written in four parts (introduction, methods, results and final submission) within a 2,500-word limit.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as HLTH 511 Research Methods in Public Health, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as HLTH511.
What HLTH 511 covers
The catalog description: This course prepares students to critically evaluate research protocols in public health. Students must be prepared to design practical research methodologies to evaluate contributing factors of contemporary health issues with measurable goals and objectives.
The course prepares you to critically evaluate public health research protocols and to design practical methods that evaluate contributing factors of contemporary health issues, with measurable goals and objectives. The text is Jacobsen, Introduction to Health Research Methods, with its statistics chapters reviewed weekly.
Seven SPSS assignments (160 points), a CITI activity (50), seven Q&A quizzes and five hypothesis-writing quizzes are skills work with no guide here; the SPSS assignments build the analysis you use in the research project.
Textbook named in the published guide: Jacobsen, Introduction to Health Research Methods (2016). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
HLTH 511 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 50 | Thread 450 to 500 words; replies 250 to 300 words |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 50 | Thread 450 to 500 words; replies 250 to 300 words |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 50 | Thread 450 to 500 words; replies 250 to 300 words |
| 4 | Article Review Activity | 50 | Under 500 words |
| 5 | Research Project Introduction | 60 | Part of a project limited to 2,500 words in total |
| 6 | Research Project Methods | 110 | Part of a project limited to 2,500 words in total |
| 7 | Research Project Results | 110 | Part of a project limited to 2,500 words in total |
| 8 | Research Project Final Submission | 140 | Maximum 2,500 words in total |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 450 to 500-word thread responding to public health research articles with your Christian beliefs integrated, and two 250 to 300-word replies. How to write HLTH 511 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 2
The second forum, with the same rules. How to write HLTH 511 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 3
The third forum, with the same rules. How to write HLTH 511 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 4: Article Review Activity
Review one peer-reviewed article that uses community-based participatory research, in under 500 words. How to write HLTH 511 Week 4 Article Review Activity.
Week 5: Research Project Introduction
The introduction to your small SPSS research project: the problem, the research question and the hypothesis. How to write HLTH 511 Week 5 Research Project Introduction.
Week 6: Research Project Methods
The methods section: data source, sample, variables and the statistical tests you will run in SPSS. How to write HLTH 511 Week 6 Research Project Methods.
Week 7: Research Project Results
The results section: SPSS output of descriptive statistics, tables or graphs and the test results, interpreted. How to write HLTH 511 Week 7 Research Project Results.
Week 8: Research Project Final Submission
The complete project, revised: introduction, methods, results and discussion, within 2,500 words. How to write HLTH 511 Week 8 Research Project Final Submission.
How HLTH 511 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The research project carries 420 (introduction 60, methods 110, results 110, final 140). The three forums are 50 each (150), the article review 50, CITI 50, SPSS assignments 160, quizzes 170 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Research Project Final Submission | 140 |
| Research Project Methods | 110 |
| Research Project Results | 110 |
| Research Project Introduction | 60 |
| Discussion Board Forums (3) | 150 |
| Article Review Activity | 50 |
| SPSS Assignments (7) | 160 |
| CITI Activity | 50 |
| Quizzes | 170 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach HLTH 511
The project uses real health data in SPSS, so learn where your dataset comes from early (the course provides or names it) and practice the descriptive statistics in the first SPSS assignments.
The project has a hard ceiling of 2,500 words in total, so write tightly from the introduction on.
Questions students ask
How long is the HLTH 511 research project?
There is no minimum, but the total is limited to 2,500 words; it includes SPSS output of descriptive statistics, tables or graphs, and statistical test results.
What article does the HLTH 511 article review use?
One peer-reviewed article that includes community-based participatory research, reviewed in under 500 words.
Working through HLTH 511 now?
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