Refine ability to identify a research topic. The topic selected will frame your work for the remainder of the course.
Expectation
Students will submit a single paragraph describing the topic area they would like to focus on to develop an applied quantitative research proposal. While you can change or revise your topic, ideally this is the topic you will focus on for the entirety of this class.
When considering your topic, keep in mind that it needs to be:
A public health topic,
applied research,
a contribution to what is already known on the topic, and
testable using quantitative methodology.