Modules

9-Month Modular Program

Click the module titles below to review the objectives of each program module.

  • Module 1 - Career Development
    Date Learning Outcomes

    2/19/19

    • Educator’s Portfolio
    • Organizing your promotion Packet
    • Career Planning & Importance of CV/Biosketch

    TBA

    • Leadership and Management Skills
    • Negotiation Skills

    TBA

    • Stress Management and Burn Out
    • Learning Styles Inventory and Interpretation
    • Teaching with an Understanding of Learning Styles
  • Module 2 - Teaching 101 (Small Group Teaching) & Curriculum/Program Development 
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • Define Kolb Learning Styles
    • Describe characteristics of a good teacher
    • Compare passive, interactive and active learning
    • Explain relationship of learning types w/ Bloom’s taxonomy
    • Utilizing the GNOME in a learning activity

    TBA

    • Developing the learning Exercise
    • Teaching Methods and Learning activities
    • Matching learning activities to objectives
    • Learning Resources
    • Learner Evaluation/Program Evaluation

    TBA

    • What is a curriculum?
    • Identifying the need
    • Developing a goal statement
    • Writing appropriate objectives
    • Curriculum/Program Management

    TBA

    • Participant presentations: 20 minute Curriculum/Program presentations
  • Module 3 - Scholarly Writing 101
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • How to write a “value-added” Letter to the-Editor
    • Why publish
    • Selecting an appropriate journal for publication
    • Critical Reading
    • Performing a PubMed search

    TBA

    • Writing the Draft
    • Inserting References
    • Editing for style, brevity, and clarity
    • Editing for concept and logic
    • The publication process in peer-reviewed journal

    TBA

    •  Perform peer reviews
    • Submit final letter-to-editor
  • Module 4 - Teaching 102( Large Group Teaching)
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • What is a curriculum?
    • Identifying the need
    • Developing a goal statement
    • Writing appropriate objectives
    • Curriculum templates
    • Stress Management and Burn Out
    • Presentation of Career Plans and/or Revised CV/Biosketch

    TBA

    • Teaching Methods and Learning activities
    • Matching learning activities to objectives Learning Resources
    • Curriculum/Program Management
    • Learner Evaluation
    • Program Evaluation

    TBA

    • Curriculum/Program Presentations

    TBA

    • Participant presentations: 10-minute talk using Prezi or Powerpoint

  • Module 5 - Research Using Secondary Data Analysis
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • Why do research?
    • Review NHIS/NHANES questionnaire and variables
    • The Research Question and Hypothesis
    • Literature review of current studies related to research question

    TBA

    • Potential sources of data
    • Defining variables in the data set
    • Defining the study sample
    • Defining Variable
    • Finding your variables in the relevant files

    TBA

    • Working with data and SPS
    • Determining what event or outcome-defining variables are in the data set
    • Linking files
    • Linking family or household data to adult or child survey data

    TBA

    • Running frequencies to assess sample size
    • Extracting the cohort
    • Applying exclusion criteria
    • Recording Data

    TBA

    • Univariate Descriptive Statistics
    • Bivariate Statistics
    • Presenting Results in bullets, tables, graphs, and narrative formats
    • Drawing evidence based conclusions collection and management

    TBA

    • Demonstration of complex module
    • Present poster presentations  
  • Module 6 - Scholarly Writing 102
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • Deciding what to write
    • Types of articles and formats
    • Peer-Reviewed journals in your specialty
    • Outlining your ideas
    • Moving from outline to beginning a draft

    TBA

    • The logical flow template
    • Searching the literature
    • Converting data from relevant articles into evidence-based, fact-filled, one-sentence summaries
    • Inserting endnotes

    TBA

    • Coached writing

    TBA

    • Editing for style, brevity and clarity
    • Writing and editing
    • Working with co-authors
    • Incorporating comments in a draft

    TBA

    • The peer review process
    • How to respond to the “Revise and Re-Submit” letter
    • Develop a final to-do list to complete and submit a manuscript
  • Module 7 - Grant Writing
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • Why write grants
    • Introduction to Funding Sources: Public & Private
    • Searching the Internet for funding opportunities
    • Components of a successful grant

    TBA

    • Developing the idea into a focused project (Question to idea to testable hypothesis or project purpose)
    • Writing Goals & Objectives
    • Background- Needs Assessment or Statement of Problem

    TBA

    • Internet tools for background data
    • Rationale & Assumptions- Making the Case for Funding your Project

    TBA

    • Developing the Methods for Implementation- Who, what, when, where & how?
    • Defining other Needed Resources (facility, equipment, tech support)
    • Developing a Budget
    • Developing a Timetable

    TBA

    • Data collection and management
    • Plan for data/statistical analysis
    • Writing effectively (from outline to full draft)
    • Making it ethical: IRb/Human Subjects Review

    TBA

    • Writing an Executive Summary
    • Editing for Style, Brevity, and Clarity
    • Formatting & Layout-Visual Elements
    • Developing Partners, Collaborators and Contractors

    TBA

    • Understanding the Grant Review Process
    • Scoring a competitive grant
    • Mock grant reviews
  • Module 8 - Scholarly Writing 102
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • Deciding what to write
    • Types of articles and formats
    • Peer-Reviewed journals in your specialty
    • Outlining your ideas
    • Moving from outline to beginning a draft

    TBA

    • The logical flow template
    • Searching the literature
    • Converting data from relevant articles into evidence-based, fact-filled, one-sentence summaries
    • Inserting endnotes

    TBA

    • Coached writing

    TBA

    • Editing for style, brevity and clarity
    • Writing and editing
    • Working with co-authors
    • Incorporating comments in a draft

    TBA

    • The peer review process
    • How to respond to the “Revise and Re-Submit” letter
    • Develop a final to-do list to complete and submit a manuscript
  • Module 9 - Grant Writing
    Date Learning Outcomes

    TBA

    • Why write grants
    • Introduction to Funding Sources: Public & Private
    • Searching the Internet for funding opportunities
    • Components of a successful grant

    TBA

    • Developing the idea into a focused project (Question to idea to testable hypothesis or project purpose)
    • Writing Goals & Objectives
    • Background- Needs Assessment or Statement of Problem

    TBA

    • Internet tools for background data
    • Rationale & Assumptions- Making the Case for Funding your Project

    TBA

    • Developing the Methods for Implementation- Who, what, when, where & how?
    • Defining other Needed Resources (facility, equipment, tech support)
    • Developing a Budget
    • Developing a Timetable

    TBA

    • Data collection and management
    • Plan for data/statistical analysis
    • Writing effectively (from outline to full draft)
    • Making it ethical: IRB/Human Subjects Review

    TBA

    • Writing an Executive Summary
    • Editing for Style, Brevity, and Clarity
    • Formatting & Layout-Visual Elements
    • Developing Partners, Collaborators and Contractors

    TBA

    • Understanding the Grant Review Process
    • Scoring a competitive grant
    • Mock grant reviews