Table 2:
Outline of Year 1 and Year 2 Mental Health Research Methods Workshop Curriculum
| Year 1 Curriculum | Year 2 Curriculum | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mental Health Research Methods and Grant Writing Workshop |
Mental Health Research Methods Workshop |
|
| Day 1 | Overview of Global Mental Health and Mental Health in Kenya; Introductions; Why do Research? Time Management |
Overview; Introductions; Why do Research? Time Management; Ethics and Institutional Review Board Applications |
| Day 2 | Working with Collaborators and Mentors; Literature Reviews and Literature Searching Tools |
Research Questions; Study Design; |
| Thematic Group Presentations | ||
| Day 3 | Components of a Research Grant; Budgets; | Qualitative Methods |
| Day 4 | Grant Review Process; Proposal Formats | Measurement; Sampling |
| Day 5 | Individual Presentations of Aims Pages and Abstracts |
Biostatistics; Power Analysis |
| Day 6 | Research Study Designs with Student Examples |
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| Day 7 | Journal Club, Data Collection and Recruitment; Database Management |
Scientific Writing |
| GrantWriting: Background/Introduction; Literature Searches and Reviews; Global Communication (Skype, Dropbox) | ||
| Day 8 | Culturally Appropriate Measurement | Grant Writing: Methods Sections; Aims Pages |
| Thematic Group Work | ||
| Day 9 | Sample Size Calculation; Data Analysis | Model Building; Confounders/Mediators |
| Thematic Group Work | ||
| Day 10 | Presentation of Proposals; Consultation on Sample Size; Scientific Writing |
Discussion Sections, Abstracts |
| Break Out Sections on Statistics; Evaluations |