MCST 611 RESEARCH DESIGN AND MEDICAL CANNABIS
In this introductory course, participants will develop the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for designing research related to medical cannabis. Participants will learn how to perform a literature review to identify gaps in knowledge, formulate a research question and hypothesis, select an appropriate corresponding research design, and describe best practices for data collection, management, and analysis. Those enrolled in the course will also learn key ethical principles and laws and regulations pertaining to research, including the role of institutional review boards. By the end of the course, participants will have developed a research protocol that is suitable for submission to an institutional review board.