Learning Environment for Population Health Research and Innovative Solutions Enterprise

Operational Research is an interdisciplinary branch that uses systematic research techniques for decision-making to achieve specific outcomes. It aids in the design of interventions, strategies, and coverage of programs and the development of tools to improve quality and effectiveness.

Operational Research is an interdisciplinary branch that uses systematic research techniques for decision-making to achieve specific outcomes. It aids in the design of interventions, strategies, and coverage of programs and the development of tools to improve quality and effectiveness.

Defining Operational Research 

Operational research is an interdisciplinary branch that uses systematic research techniques for decision-making to achieve specific outcomes. Operational Research (OR) systematic research aids in designing interventions, strategies, coverage of programs, and the development of tools to improve quality and effectiveness.

Why the Need?

• Research is indeed a key area of deficiency in our society and needs top professionals.
• Urgent need to develop a workforce trained and proficient in operations research planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Show evidence to prioritize economic resources to address public health challenges.
• Research has expanded nursing roles from caregiving to contributing to patient health and wellbeing in critical ways.  It has helped advance nursing practice, shape health policy and improve health on a global scale. 

Skills Student Acquire

• Translate ideas into research questions
• Identify gaps in existing research/solutions
• Gather community needs before planning a solution
• Acquire skills in quantitative and qualitative research
• Data interpretation and results writing
• Making data meaningful
• Role of technology as an enabler to enhance population health outcomes

Program Benefits

• Turn ideas into executable action.
• Get involved in funded research projects to gain real world research experience
• Demonstrate research experience to better qualify for higher education
• Opportunity to present research in International peer reviewed journal
• Opportunity to present the research findings will be presented in high quality conferences that will bring visibility.

• Synchronous and Asynchronous learning
• Weekly interactive lectures
• Weekly discussions
• Problem solving exercises

Case studies

• Research Seminar
• Experiential learning
• Research advisor assigned

Defining Research Methods

Research methods are the strategies, processes or techniques utilized in the collection of data or evidence for research in Population health. It is the discipline that assist in the design interventions, strategies, programme coverage and development of set of tools to improve quality and effectiveness of programmes.

Why the Need?

• Research is indeed a key area of deficiency in our society and needs top professionals
• Urgent need to develop workforce trained and proficient in operations research planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Show evidence to prioritize economic resources to address public health challenge.
• Research has expanded nursing roles from caregiving to contributing to patient health and wellbeing in critical ways.  It has helped advance nursing practice, shape health policy and improve health on a global scale.

Skills Student Acquire

• Translate ideas into research questions
• Identify gaps in existing research/solutions
• Gather community needs before planning a solution
• Acquire skills in quantitative and qualitative research
• Data interpretation and results writing
• Making data meaningful
• Role of technology as an enabler to enhance population health outcomes

Program Benefits

• Turn ideas into executable action
• Get involved in funded research projects to gain real world research experience
• Demonstrate research experience to better qualify for higher education
• Opportunity to present research in International peer reviewed journal
• Opportunity to present the research findings in high quality conferences that will bring visibility

Program Features

• Synchronous and Asynchronous learning
• Weekly interactive lectures
• Weekly discussions
• Problem solving exercises
• Case studies
• Research Seminar
• Experiential learning
• Research advisor assigned

Defining Research Methods

Research methods are the strategies, processes or techniques utilized in the collection of data or evidence for research in Population health. It is the discipline that assist in the design interventions, strategies, programme coverage and development of set of tools to improve quality and effectiveness of programmes.

Why the Need?

• Research is indeed a key area of deficiency in our society and needs top professionals
• Urgent need to develop workforce trained and proficient in operations research
• planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Show evidence to prioritize economic resources to address public health challenge.
• Research has expanded nursing roles from caregiving to contributing to patient health and wellbeing in critical ways. It has helped advance nursing practice, shape health and improve health on a global scale.

Skills Student Acquire

• Translate ideas into research questions
• Identify gaps in existing research/solutions
• ·Gather community needs before planning a solution
• Acquire skills in quantitative and qualitative research
• Data interpretation and results writing
• Making data meaningful
• Role of technology as an enabler to enhance population health outcomes

Program Benefits

• Turn ideas into executable action
• Get involved in funded research projects to gain real world research experience
• Demonstrate research experience to better qualify for higher education
• ·Opportunity to present research in International peer reviewed journal
• Opportunity to present the research findings in high quality conferences that will bring Visibility

Program Features

• Synchronous and Asynchronous learning
• Weekly interactive lectures
• Weekly discussions
• Problem solving exercises
• Case studies
• Research Seminar
• Experiential learning
• Research advisor assigned