• THESIS PROJECT PROPOSALS (COMING SOON)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Discuss the elements of the MPH thesis requirement;
  • Recognize each of the faculty members available to them as thesis advisors, and be familiar with their various academic interests and specialties;
  • Assemble a functional and responsive thesis committee;
  • Review the available international health organizations and other resources in Seattle who could provide support in the conduct of their thesis;
  • Discuss the issues involved in working abroad;
  • Design a research proposal, including framing research questions, gathering and organizing data, various methods of analysis;
  • Apply for UW human subjects approval for thesis projects; and
  • Be enthusiastic about and eager to write a publishable thesis.

Welcome to GH 593A

Thesis Workshop for MPH students
in the Department of Global Health
Autumn, 2009 GH593A

(UW Schedule Line Number 13841)

Wednesdays, 3:30 to 4:50 pm, T498 (Health Sciences Building)

Class of 2011
Class of 2011 (entering 2009)

Instructors: Amy Hagopian, Wendy Johnson

The purpose of the Dept of Global Health MPH Thesis workshop, which we call “How to Love your Thesis,” is to familiarize incoming students with the requirements for completing a thesis.  We also introduce new students to the various international health organizations and faculty members available as resources for their projects.

MPH Thesis Workshop Schedule- Note Winter quarter will be Mondays at 3:30 pm.

 

Date

Topic

Lead

Comments

9/30

2nd year students panel: projects we're doing for our thesis; tips & tricks, including helpful courses

Amy Hagopian
Wendy Johnson
Julie Brunett
Krishna Richardson

Six-Shooter introduction tool

10/7

What is a research question appropriate to an MPH thesis? and a Pop Quiz!

Amy Hagopian

 

10/14

Working in Groups (skill building session to assist in course work to come)

Peter House

confirmed

10/21

Meet the organizations!
Thesis ideas from I-Tech, IHME, CFAR, Hutch, PATH, World Vision and HAI

 

Annette Ghee (World Vision) Mary Anne Mercer, (HAI)

10/28

Meet the organizations!
Thesis ideas from I-Tech, IHME, CFAR, Hutch, PATH, World Vision and HAI

 

Jim Kublin (Hutch)
Terry Elliott, (PATH) Jairam Lingappa (ICRC)

11/4

2 Qualitative research theses: read & critique

Deepa Rao, Research Assistant Professor

 

11/11

VETERAN'S DAY

 

 

11/18

Qualitative theses I have supervised and what worked and what didn't; skills you'll need to develop to do a qualitative thesis

James Pfeiffer

 

11/25

Forming a thesis committee: the rules, the dynamics, the realities, the relationships, the drama, the thrills.

Krishna Richardson
Amy Hagopian

 

12/2

Steve's riff on theses

Steve Gloyd

 

12/9

Small group work on thesis troubleshooting with invited faculty

Amy Hagopian

Course evaluations