Graduate Prerequisites: For PHDS students in their final semester. - This course is a culmination of the Public Health Data Science skills that students learn throughout their MS degree. The course prepares students to conduct scientific communication and read published articles more efficiently and critically. Through lectures, discussions, written assignments, and oral presentations, students develop research questions, conduct literature reviews, and perform data analyses using a real-world dataset. They will learn how to structure and write each section of a scientific manuscript and apply principles for concise and clear writing. The final project involves integrating all sections into a complete paper for journal submission. The small class size will facilitate in-class presentations, discussions, and peer critiques that are essential components of this course. Students will be asked to review their skill acquisition over the course of the degree by mapping applied skills to prior and current coursework.

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