About this course: This course presents critical concepts and practical methods to support planning, collection, storage, and dissemination of data in clinical research. Understanding and implementing solid data management principles is critical for any scientific domain. Regardless of your current (or anticipated) role in the research enterprise, a strong working knowledge and skill set in data management principles and practice will increase your productivity and improve your science. Our goal is to use these modules to help you learn and practice this skill set. This course assumes very little current knowledge of technology other than how to operate a web browser. We will focus on practical lessons, short quizzes, and hands-on exercises as we explore together best practices for data management.

Created by: Vanderbilt University

Taught by: Stephany Duda, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Taught by: Paul Harris, PhD, Professor
Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering

Level	Beginner
Commitment	6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours per week
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Research Data Collection Strategy

This introductory module reviews the course structure and basic concepts in clinical research. We also discuss best practices for designing your clinical research data collection.

6 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Quiz 1

Graded: Assignment 1 - Survey Question Critique

WEEK 2

Electronic Data Capture Fundamentals

This module covers standards for study processes, concepts for regulatory compliance, and electronic data capture fundamentals.

9 videos

Graded: Quiz 2

WEEK 3

Planning a Data Strategy for a Prospective Study

This module reviews the process of planning data elements for a real-world research study.

9 videos

Graded: Quiz 3

WEEK 4

Practicing What We've Learned: Implementation

This week, we set up an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) instrument in REDCap for the Morphine vs. Marinol Study. We also review data processes that occur during the running of a study, including an overview of key data quality operations.

9 videos

Graded: Assignment 2 - First REDCap Assignment

Graded: Quiz 4

WEEK 5

Post-Study Activities and Other Considerations

In this week, we cover activities to wrap up your study and share data and results, as well as two lectures on other electronic sources of data that can be used in research. In response to learner requests, we've also added several lectures on clinical data m...

12 videos

Graded: Quiz 5

WEEK 6

Data Collection with Surveys

In the final week, we cover how to collect data using surveys and review an example together. This week's assignment includes designing, distributing, and reporting on your own survey.

7 videos

Graded: Week 6 Quiz

Graded: Assignment 3 - Build, Deploy, and Report on a Survey

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Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tenn., is a private research university and medical center offering a full-range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees.

Ratings and Reviews

Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 178 ratings

It was a very interesting course, I recomend it. The only drawback that I can mention is that different investigations are regulated by different organizations depending on the country so there is additional information that you must look for in order to complete your knowledge.

This was a well organized course. Thanks a lot because i had the opportunity to use REDCap. Paul and Stephany Vanerbilt.

excellent course

Excellent opportunity to introduce me in clinical trials

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Data Management for Clinical Research

Data Management for Clinical Research

Data Management for Clinical Research