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The purpose of this course is to help medical science educators to use qualitative and quantitative methods appropriately and effectively in educational planning, evaluation and research/scholarship through interactive skill-based learning of principles and specific approaches, for collecting and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data. A major focus of this session is the use of qualitative methods for evaluation and research/scholarship, since medical science educators are likely to be less familiar with the use of qualitative methods than quantitative methods.  At the end of this course, participants will be able to:  describe appropriate uses of common qualitative and quantitative methods in educational planning, evaluation, and research/scholarship;  analyze qualitative data, such as the results of open-ended questions on surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observational field notes; and design, and analyze the results of  effective structured survey questions.