CET131 Research Methods for Ageing

Course Provider

School of Social Sciences (SSS)

Certification

FlexiMasters

Academic Unit

1.5

Introduction

This course will provide an overview of the different qualitative and quantitative methods and tools available for ageing research. Students will gain a broad conceptual understanding of the various methods and gain practical experience on using the method for conducting research on topics related to older persons.

The course is part of: 
- Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing
- FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing

 

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1. Describe various quantitative and quantitative research approaches in gerontology
2. Explain key foundational concepts in quantitative and qualitative research
3. Apply knowledge of the methods to design studies and analyze data
4. Write quantitative and qualitative reports
  1. Theoretical Foundation of Qualitative Research in Gerontology
  2. Qualitative Approaches and Interviews
  3. Focus Groups and Role-Play
  4. Assimilating and Reporting Qualitative Research
  5. Foundation of Quantitative Research in Gerontology
  6. Quantitative research designs in gerontology
  7. Survey Data Collection and Analyses
  8. Assimilating and Reporting Qualitative Research

• Experienced ageing care professionals such as nurses and allied health workers

• Career switchers who have a passion in ageing care

• Young graduates who are in the ageing care industry

Standard Course Fee: S$1635.00

SSG Funding Support

 Course fee

Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes

 

BEFORE funding & GST

AFTER funding & 9% GST

Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding)

S$1,500.00

S$490.50

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

S$190.50

SCs aged ≥ 40 years old
SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
(Up to 90% funding)

  • Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
  • NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.

 

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Assoc Prof Ho Hau Yan Andy

Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences
Head, Psychology, School of Social Sciences (SSS)

Prof Andy H. Y. Ho is a multiple award winning social scientist, educator and psychologist who specializes in psychosocial gerontology, arts and creative ageing, palliative and bereavement care, holistic therapies and community empowerment. He is a Board Director of the prestigious International Work Group on Death Dying and Bereavement (IWGDDB), as well as the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). He is also a Fellow in Thanatology and a Marriage and Family Therapist.


Dr Premchand Varma Dommaraju

Assoc Prof Premchand Varma Dommaraju
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences (SSS)
Director, Master of Science in Applied Gerontology, (SSS)

Assoc Prof Premchand Varma Dommaraju is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the MSc in Applied Gerontology programme at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received his PhD in sociology from Arizona State University and did his post-doctoral fellowship at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Before switching to sociology for my graduate studies, Assoc Prof Premchand studied computer science and engineering and received B.Eng (First Class) degree from University of Madras. Assoc Prof Premchand’s research focuses on social and demographic transformations and their implications in Asia. He is particularly interested in marriage and divorce, families and households, and ageing in South, Southeast and Central Asia. His work has appeared in leading population and demographic journals including Population and Development Review, Population Studies, Demographic Research and Social Science & Medicine. 

 

 

COURSE TITLE ACADEMIC UNIT
CET125 Perspectives on Ageing 1.5
CET126 Ageing and Public Policy 1.5
CET127 Ageing and the End of Life 1.5
CET128 Mental Health and Ageing1.5
CET129 Counselling Older Persons
1.5
CET130 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Older Adults 1.5
CET133 Work, Stress, and Health 1
CET134 Religion and Public Health 1
CET135 Communicating Complexity Part 1: Tackling communication barriers 1
CET136 Communicating Complexity Part 2: Data Visualization1
CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences1
CET138 Big Data and Computational Social Science1
CET139 Qualitative interviewing 1
CET140 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences 1

 

Listed courses are:

  • Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing (total 9AUs) and FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing (total 15AUs)
  • SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved