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Digital and Mobile Health Research in Public Mental Health
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Introduces students to digital and mobile health (mHealth) research in mental health. Covers a wide range of digital health topics and studies on mental and behavioral health conditions. Topics will include using digital health for research participant recruitment, assessment and data collection, as well as mental and behavioral health intervention development and delivery. Offers hands-on experience in digital and mobile health study design and data collection. Provides students a comprehensive overview over of the digital and mobile health field in mental health and encourages creative thinking about how these research methods can be applied.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain different study designs and approached of digital health research studies.
- Discuss common strengths and shortcomings impacting study quality in the digital health space.
- Identify how digital health methods can be applied in the student’s own area of interest.
- Plan, design, and conduct their own digital health data collection projects.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 25% Discussion Board
- 15% Final Presentation
- 60% Final Paper
Instruction methods will be recorded didactic lectures, online forum discussions, online live talks, and student-led online presentations.