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Title Research Management for Quality Data Collection
Course number 5571
Programme Infektionsbiologi och global hälsa (BIGH)
Language English
Credits 1.5
Date 2022-11-14 -- 2022-11-18
Responsible KI department Institutionen för global folkhälsa
Specific entry requirements Knowledge about general data protection regulation (GDPR) and about documentation and handling of research data, corresponding to the compulsory introduction to doctoral education at KI.
Purpose of the course The course intents to equip PhD students with research management skills for quality data collection (quantitative and qualitative). The course will include aspects of project management including communication and leadership skills, and elements of equitable partnerships as well as convey knowledge, skills and practical applications of assuring quality data collection, data management and its related ethical and data safety issues. The suggested course should assist students preparing for data collection.
Intended learning outcomes • Understand project management including time plans, aspects of budgeting, communication, human resource management and leadership
• Preparing a data collection plan including testing and piloting, training of data collectors, quality assurance in electronic applications (scrip, ranges) as well as repeated interviews, accompanied interviews, reflection and feedback and data collection in sensitive situations
• Data collection using REDCap https://www.project-redcap.org/, designing data entry screens to match the questionnaire.
• Ethical issues in field operations, community engagement, information to communities, community entry, how to attain high participation etc.
• Intercultural aspects including ethics applications / GDPR / data transfer
• Data safety (safe servers, encrypting, handling of paper copies of consents etc.)
• Research documentations including electronic notebook (ELN) for multi-country project
Contents of the course • The project cycle and tools to support research management including data management flow, costing of projects, etc
• Leadership skills for project management including human resource management / inter-professional working
• Data management aspects
• How to test and pilot research instruments and train of field workers
• How to design quality assurance in electronic applications (scrip, ranges)
• How to collect data in sensitive situations
• How to use REDCap program (https://www.project-redcap.org/) for designing data entry screens
• Research management including ethics, GDPR, data repositories, data management plans, data sharing.
• Risk assessment and risks management, etc
Teaching and learning activities • Distance learning course material in CANVAS
• Group interactions over zoom, practical’s on reflection, zoom teaching etc.
• Reading course literature
Compulsory elements Assignment and defined feedback to peers.
Examination 1000 word data collection protocol.
Literature and other teaching material Recommended course literature: Field Trials of Health Interventions: A toolbox, Oxford University Press, 3rd edition 2015.
Number of students 8 - 15
Selection of students Knowledge about general data protection regulation (GDPR) and about documentation and handling of research data, corresponding to the compulsory introduction to doctoral education at KI.
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Latest course evaluation Not available
Course responsible Claudia Hanson
Institutionen för global folkhälsa

claudia.hanson@ki.se
Contact person Veronique Henriksson
Institutionen för global folkhälsa

veronique.henriksson@ki.se