309.716.01
Advanced Methods in Health Services Research: Analysis
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 9:00 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
140.621-624 or 140.651-654
Discusses research questions typically asked in health services research. Gains hand-on experience formulating these questions in terms that make them amenable to quantitative analysis. Includes topics: defining causal pathways, choosing outcome variables, getting reliable model predictions, sample selection issues, and contending with partial observations.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply several econometrics techniques which are commonly used in health services research to their own research
- Select appropriate econometrics models for their research questions and available data
- Perform empirical analyses with survey data and administrative databases
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 40% Assignments
- 40% Final Exam
Enrollment Restriction
advanced doctoral students