作者：臺灣大學健康政策與管理研究所健康行為與社區科學組博士班 陳宜萱 同學
臺大公共衛生學院健康行為與社區科學所的EMI密集課程「質性與量性混合研究資料分析」在第二學期開學頭兩週進行，由來自University of Central Florida的侯書逸教授主授。與20多位來自公衛、護理、藥學領域的碩、博士生進行交流。
本次課程是「質量混合研究法」的進階課程，修課同學多是已有明確研究主題的研究生，除了複習質量混合研究的核心要素外，更著重於資料分析、研究設計，以及文章書寫與著作發表等實作技能。課程透過授課、閱讀文獻以及實作的方式進行，同學根據自己的研究興趣與主題，一步一步寫出研究目的、研究問題、研究流程，此外，老師也帶著同學使用Dedoose軟體coding並分析質性與量性資料，並使用joint display的方式同時呈現兩種型態資料蒐集以及分析等過程。在課程的最後，每個人進行5分鐘的mini proposal報告。
四日的密集課程最後，老師邀請大家圍坐並分享課程回饋與建議，部份同學分享道，在課前擔心因語言門檻降低學習成效，但透過老師詳細的說明以及同儕之間的討論學習，讓課程進行得十分順利，原本有同學擔心因為因為研究還在起始階段或是對於口語簡報沒有信心，但在老師與同學的鼓勵下，每個人都完成了自己的個人報告，也都獲得了彼此的滿滿回饋。每個小組中集結了不同研究階段、不同領域但關注相似研究主題的成員，大家分享各自的經驗以及研究發想，討論十分熱烈，激盪了許多研究的火花，更有人形容這是堂特別歡樂卻又富含知識量的一門課。
侯書逸教授規劃在未來能辦理MMR part 3的寫作工作坊，幫助在不同寫作階段的研究生克服所遇的困難與挑戰，也歡迎大家留意開課訊息。
The intensive course on "Qualitative and Quantitative Mixed Research Data Analysis," offered by the Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences at the College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, took place during the first two weeks of the second semester. The course was led by Professor Shu-Yi Hou from the University of Central Florida and engaged in exchanges with more than 20 master's and doctoral students from the fields of public health, nursing, and pharmacy.
This course served as an advanced level study on "Mixed Methods Research," and the enrolled students mostly had well-defined research topics. Apart from reviewing the core elements of mixed methods research, the course emphasized practical skills such as data analysis, research design, and writing and publishing papers. The course was conducted through lectures, literature review, and practical exercises. Students were guided to develop their research objectives, questions, and procedures step by step based on their own research interests and topics. Additionally, the instructor guided the students in coding and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data using the Dedoose software, and employing joint displays to simultaneously present the processes of data collection and analysis for both types of data. At the end of the course, each student conducted a 5-minute mini proposal presentation.
At the conclusion of the four-day intensive course, the instructor invited everyone to gather and share feedback and suggestions. Some students expressed initial concerns about language barriers affecting their learning effectiveness but found that detailed explanations from the instructor and discussions among peers facilitated smooth progress in the course. Initially, some students were concerned about starting their research or lacked confidence in oral presentations, but with encouragement from the instructor and peers, everyone successfully completed their individual presentations and received constructive feedback from each other. Each group consisted of members at different research stages and from different fields but with similar research themes. They shared their experiences and research ideas, leading to lively discussions that sparked many research insights. Some even described the course as uniquely enjoyable yet rich in knowledge.
Professor Shu-Yi Hou plans to organize a writing workshop for MMR part 3 in the future, aiming to assist graduate students at different writing stages in overcoming challenges and difficulties encountered in their research. Further information on the workshop will be announced, and everyone is welcome to stay tuned for updates.
