330.660.01
Grant Writing for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
M, W, 3:30 - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
340.751-753 and 140.621-624; or consent of instructor
Targets the development of effective research proposals in public mental health, including the identification of research questions, factors related to significance and innovation, study design, and analytic approaches. Reviews of research proposals and articles address issues such as topic selection, sample selection, measurement , and analytic strategies. Reviews strengths and weakness of proposals and studies and considers recent advances in epidemiologic and statistical methods as alternative approaches for addressing research questions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the review criteria used by NIH, other federal agencies, and other potential funders.
- Prepare a grant proposal that meets review criteria established by funders
- Critique grant proposals in terms of strengths and weaknesses
- Create biosketches in support of grant proposals
- Determine who to identify the assets that should be highlighted in grant proposals
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 30% Participation
- 30% Assignments
- 40% Project(s)
Enrollment Restriction
No undergraduates
This course is limited to doctoral students who have completed basic course sequences in epidemiology and biostatistics and first year Department of Mental Health course sequence or those who have received permission of the instructor.