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This course will serve as a continuation of the Research Methods I course. This course will cover measurement theory and the use of techniques such as factor analysis to validate measurement scales, risk and sensitivity analysis, qualitative research, and mixed methods designs. In addition, the course will continue to develop the student's ability to produce a research proposal by expanding the previous semester project to include methodological sections of a research proposal.

Students examine the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policies and law and their impact on delivery of health services and the promise of public health. This course provides an overview of public policy interventions within the various domains of public health, the motivations for undertaking them, and the influences of the political, bureaucratic, and social environments in which policy decisions are made.

This course provides an overview of leadership, management, and organizational behavior reflecting the uniqueness of the healthcare sector. The course integrates theory with practice through readings, presentations, team learning, written assignments, and guest lecturers from different organizational and interprofessional leadership perspectives in healthcare. Assessment, practice, and development of organizational leadership systems and skills will be accomplished through action learning teams, case studies, and problem based learning.