Semi-Supervised Research Program (Level 1)

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Module 1 Slides
1. Program overview and how to be successful (13:04) Preview
2. 360-degree view of research landscape (9:14) Preview
3. Why research? (23:34)
4. What is research - intuitive examples (16:18)
5. How to learn research (16:08)

Module 2 Slides
1. History of research ethics (35:54)
2. Plagiarism, data privacy, conflict of interest (41:58)
Quiz (Ethics and Integrity)

Module 3 Slides
1. Why beginners need research mentor (6:05)
2. Three ways to get research ideas (15:04)
3. FINER criteria for a good research question (23:55)
4. Criteria for prioritizing problems for research (3:19)
5. What makes a research question "good" (5:20)
7. How to formulate a research idea into a proposal (15:35)
6. Case studies: How ideas were generated (35:56)
Quiz (Anatomy of Research)

Module 4 Slides
1. Types of research articles (12:42)
2. IMRAD - organization of a scientific paper (9:36)
3. How to read a research article (2:31)
4. Personal tips to reading an original article (7:39)
5. Let's read original articles together (12:14)
Qualitative and quantitative research
Questionnaires development guideline
Quiz (How to read a paper)
Quiz (Literature search)
Narrative Review
Systematic Review vs Scoping Review
20 Years of Dengue in Bangladesh (Hossain 2023)

Module 5 Slides
1. Documentation and why its so important (14:49)
2. Common mistakes in research and how to avoid them (18:35)
3. Citation and referencing (7:47)
4. Zotero referencing software (24:28)
Quiz (Lifetime skills part 1)
5. Efficient workflow in collaborative research (5:24)
6. Three types of documents (10:58)
7. Study plan template walkthrough (34:49)
8. Communication etiquettes (19:52)
9. Organizing meetings with collaborators (39:01)
10. Quick comments on note taking (1:37)
Quiz (Lifetime skills part 2)

Module 6 Slides
1. Types of journals (5:57)
2. Top publishers in Science (1:07)
3. Publication process (4:01)
4. What is peer review? (3:59)
5. Decisions on submitted manuscript (3:25)
6. Predatory journals and how to detect one (5:50)
7. Reviewing a genuine journal (10:29)
8. Impact factor and Cite score (3:31)
9. How to find target journal for your work? (5:59)
10. Common reasons for manuscript rejection (4:52)

Module 7 Slides
1. Introduction to statistical topics (2:58)
2. Descriptive and analytical studies (5:40)
3. Observational, experimental, and quasi-experimental studies (5:42)
4. Cohort, cross sectional and related designs (10:15)
5. A sample study plan demonstration (11:08)
STROBE checklists
Quiz (Statistical issues Part 1)

Module 8 Slides
1. Population and sample (11:32)
2. Probability and non-probability sampling (15:04)
3. Statistical probability sampling methods (20:10)
4. Crucial take-home message (7:05)
5. Measurement and its scales (12:34)
6. Concept of variables (12:51)
7. Validity and reliability (19:29)
8. Comparing validity and reliability (4:13)
9. Unbiasedness, sensitivity, specificity (16:22)

Module 9 Slides
1. Explaining statistical section in a paper (32:50)
2. Introduction to linear regression (7:32)

Module 10 Slides
1. Hypothesis testing without formula (13:04)
2. Intuitively understanding p-value (8:02)
3. Hypothesis testing - intuitive example (10:36)
4. Summary of hypothesis testing - solidifying concepts (4:27)
5. Concept of data distribution (13:24)
6. Concept of sampling distribution (24:13)

Module 11 Slides
1. Crosstabs - comparing categorical variales (11:38)
2. Train your brain - perform hypothesis testing (14:22)
3. Measure of risk (risk difference, relative risk, odds) (23:53)

Module 12 Slides
1. The research hypothesis (10:07)
2. Sample size consideration (30:04)
3. Some additional Q and A (12:12)

How to use Google Docs (external video)

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