1. HW425 Health and Wellness Programming - Design and Administration Unit 7: Data Collection Strategies

2. Seminar Seven THIS IS AN AUDIO SEMINAR. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR ME SPEAKING. MAKE SURE YOUR SPEAKERS ARE ON AND TURNED UP. IF YOU CAN NOT HEAR ME, PLEASE CALL TECH SUPPORT IMMEDIATELY AT 866-522-7747

3. Agenda Paper Writing Strategies Final project discussion Unit 7 Key Concepts Opening Discussion Seminar Discussion Questions Questions/Comments/Concerns

4. Finding Your Voice  Review Strunk & White or similar grammar resource  There is a fine line between personal narrative (informal) and a formal paper where your own voice is evidenced.  Try to avoid plain summarizing, instead apply the concepts, add your perspective as appropriate and avoid regurgitating the text.

5. Key Concepts - Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data - Primary vs. Secondary Data - Resources for data collection - Strategies for Data Collection: Primary = Observation, Windshield tours, Interviews, Focus Groups, Surveys/Questionnaires - Group Consensus - Data Collection: Eight steps for success -Sampling techniques: Probability or nonprobability

6. Opening Discussions: Assessing Health Behaviors in Adolescents You are a health educator for a public school system. You are trying to assess sexual health behaviors among 9 th and 10 th grade students. You understand that this is a sensitive subject among students and parents. 1) What kind of data assessment would you use? 2) How would you get parental permission (assuming students are minors) 3) How would you increase likelihood of honest answers? 4) Would you be able to apply the responses at one school to the entire school district?

7. Seminar Question 1 When might it be appropriate and beneficial to use group consensus techniques?

8. Seminar Question 2 What are the basic steps for conducting individual interviews? Why is conducting a pilot test critical in interview data collection?

9. Seminar Question 3 What are advantages and disadvantages to using the following survey/questionnaire techniques? 1) Paper and pencil 2) Mail 3) Telephone 4) Email 5) Web-based

10. Field Trip! Visit pubmed.com Search for an article in your field of interest. Locate a study and identify its data collection method.

11. Questions/Comments/Concerns