The Essentials of Research Study Design and Analysis (ERSDA)
[This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.]
Course Description
The Essentials of Research Study Design and Analysis (ERSDA) is a comprehensive research education course organized by the Research Education Unit (REU) in joint sponsorship with Cleveland Clinic. It provides a unique opportunity for AUB researchers to further develop their research skills.
The course is the fruit of the valuable collaboration of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC), Salim El-Hoss Bioethics and Professionalism Program (SHBPP), the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), in addition to the Faculty of Medicine (FM).
It consists of a series of sessions especially designed to cover a wide range of topics outlined below.
| # |
Title of the Session |
Date |
| 1 |
Introduction to research |
January 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Overview of the research process |
January 19, 2012 |
| 3 |
Formulating the research question |
January 26, 2012 |
| 4 |
Conducting an effective literature review |
February 2, 2012 |
| 5 |
Study designs (cross-sectional design) |
February 16, 2012 |
| 6 |
Study designs (case-control design) |
February 23, 2012 |
| 7 |
Study designs (cohort design) |
March 1, 2012 |
| 8 |
Study designs (clinical trials) |
March 8, 2012 |
| 9 |
Introduction to OGC functions and services and
identification of funding opportunities |
March 15, 2012 |
| 10 |
Proposal write-up, budget development, and grants administration |
March 22, 2012 |
| 11 |
Data collection, entry, cleaning, and management |
March 29, 2012 |
| 12 |
Descriptive data analysis |
April 19, 2012 |
| 13 |
Inferential data analysis |
April 26, 2012 |
| 14 |
Introduction to logistic and linear regression and survival analysis |
May 10, 2012 |
| 15 |
Research dissemination |
May 17, 2012 |
| 16 |
Research ethics |
May 24, 2012 |
| 17 |
Overview of IRB/IUCAC regulations and processes |
May 31, 2012 |
All sessions will take place between 5.30 pm and 7.00 pm.
Participants will be informed of the venue of each session a week ahead of the session's date.
Eligibility and Application Process
This program is free of charge, and registration is open to all AUB academic personnel.
If interested please fill the REU ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.
Deadline for submission: Dec. 26, 2011.
Selection will be made by a qualified committee to assure consistency and optimal benefit from this course. You will be notified of your official enrollment by Jan. 5, 2012.
Please note that your online application is a commitment to attend the entire sessions and NOT to individual ones. Thus, if your sole interest is in a particular session, then, please email us at cri@aub.edu.lb to address your request.