Numbering Code	P-PUB01 8H119 LB90	Year/Term	2022 ・ The first half of first semester
Number of Credits	1	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	Professional degree students	Target Student
Language	Japanese and English	Day/Period	Fri.1・2
Instructor name	YAMAMOTO YOUSUKE (Graduate School of Medicine Professor) OGAWA YUSUKE (Graduate School of Medicine Associate Professor) MISHINA　HIROKI (Part-time Lecturer) HIJIKATA　YASUKAZU (Part-time Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	※　Depending on the situation, this class may be offered online. The aim of this course is to learn core competency and practical skills in designing almost all types of projects in the field of SPH, except qualitative research.
Course Goals	・Convert vague questions to structured abstracts ・Learn the basic skills to conduct a study, based on the examples of previous studies
Schedule and Contents	1) April 22 (1st period) Introduction, Designing research （Yamamoto） 2) May 13 (1st period) Structuring your research question (Ogawa） 3) May 27 (1st period) Developing QOL/PRO scales (Yamamoto） 4) May 27 (2nd period) Survey research using questionnaires （Mishina/Yamamoto）　　　　　 5) June 10 (1st period) Meta-analysis and systematic review: an overview （Ogawa）　　　　　 6) June 10 (2nd period) Diagnostic research and clinical prediction rule （Hijikata） 7) June 24 (1st period) Interrupted time series analysis （Jindai）　　　　 8) June 24 (2nd period) Clinical studies during the COVID-19 pandemic （Jindai/Ogawa/Yamamoto）
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Attendance 50%, Report 50%
Course Requirements	MPH, MCR Required You need to had taken or take "Epidemiology I".
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Preparation is not needed, but you should review it after class.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References