University of Washington School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology
Epidemiology 584: Dissertation Research Seminar Autumn, 2009
For current seminar students: Autumn 2009 Schedule Winter 2010 Schedule Spring 2010 Schedule Course Syllabus Informal discussion guidelines Pre-project stage Presentation guidelines Project stage Presentation guidelines For all department PhD students: General information on:   Finding a topic Past Epi Dept dissertations      Current dissertation projects   Forming your committee Epi Dept graduate faculty Biostat Dept graduate faculty   Writing your proposal Short proposal  guidelines Short proposal example Long proposal guidelines Long proposal example Feedback to instructors Department home page	Announcements: The informal discussion guidelines can now be found using the link on the left side of this page.
	Faculty Scott Davis Victoria Holt Professor and Chair, Epidemiology Professor, Epidemiology F-263  Health Sciences Building F346A Health Sciences Building E-mail: sdavis@fhcrc.org E-mail: vholt@u.washington.edu Telephone: 206 616-9339 Telephone: 206 685-1643
	Goals To provide a forum for doctoral students in Epidemiology to interact with each other and to pursue topics and information that will be useful in completing their doctoral research. Specifically, the seminar is intended to provide an opportunity for students, with assistance from faculty, to share information and experience regarding: 1) ideas for dissertation projects; 2) forming a committee; 3) developing a short proposal for a dissertation project; 4) conducting all phases of a dissertation project; and 5) presenting results. The seminar is also intended to provide an occasional opportunity to consider specific topics in more depth than is typical in the existing courses, or topics that are not included in current courses. Examples include funding sources and requirements, IRB issues, job search strategies, presentation skills and tools. Learning Objectives By the end of this course students should be able to: 1.   Formulate a dissertation project research question that will advance scientific knowledge about a topic of public health importance. 2.   Develop a project description that presents the study aims, scientific background, public health significance and methods for carrying out the dissertation project. 3.   Develop dissertation project study procedures for protection of rights of human subjects. 4.   Describe the critical components of the design, data collection, quality control and data management procedures of the dissertation project. 5.   Make a clear oral presentation on the design of the dissertation project. Prerequisite 2nd year and admitted to the Ph.D. program Requirement Required of all Epidemiology Ph.D. students for three quarters. Can be taken more than three quarters if desired. Grading Credit/No Credit Required Text None Readings Materials for specific sessions will be distributed at or in advance of the session.

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