PHMD 3450 — Research Methodology and Biostatistics

3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath NDtypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional

Offers an interactive course covering aspects of research designs used in experimental and observational studies, hypothesis testing, and an introduction to basic biostatistics. Offers students an opportunity to critically examine selected articles from the clinical literature, to analyze the framing of the research question and the methods used to insure the validity and generalizability of the study’s findings, and to assess for potential ethical issues in research design and conduct. Clinical trials, observational studies, and problem sets illustrate principles of research design, conduct, and data analysis.

Prerequisites

one of:
- one of:
  - ENGL 1102 (min C)
  - ENGL 1111 (min C)
  - ENGW 1102 (min C)
  - ENGW 1111 (min C)
  - WRIT 201M
  - ENGW 1113 (min C)
  - ENGW 1114 (min C)
- graduate program admission

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Spring 2024	1	69	75	92%	6.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 100% · F 0%

Common patterns: MR (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Spring

Jane Saczynski (100% of students) · reviews

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Links

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