Program Learning Outcomes - Health Sciences, PhD

By the end of the program, students graduating will be able to:

• Investigate previous research, and create new knowledge, within their chosen PhD field.
• Evaluate the various advances in health data technology.
• Critically appraise current health data technologies particularly in reference to implications related to their use in health research.
• Design and implement an original program of research to generate new knowledge within their chosen PhD field.
• Evaluate where their research fits within the broader context of their field of study to contribute and disseminate new knowledge.
• Defend the significance (to science and society) of further exploration of knowledge gaps associated with their particular health sciences research question.
• Develop an advanced research design that addresses a clearly articulated health science research question.
• Critically appraise relevant literature within and beyond the discipline of Community, Public and Population Health; Health Informatics; and Kinesiology and identify knowledge gaps which are fruitful areas for further investigation.
• Construct unique solutions to problems surrounding data and technology use in health sciences research, training and practice.
• Evaluate knowledge from interdisciplinary perspectives and interact with researchers from different disciplines to create a solid foundation for becoming members of interdisciplinary research and professional teams.
• Discriminate different pedagogical and ethical principles involved in using technology to enhance the human experience, health related training, research and practice.
• Investigate the social and policy implications of advances in health data technology in our everyday lives, health care and research.
• Formulate effective ways to communicate (health science related) research with multiple audiences (e.g., general public, health professionals, academic journals and conferences, policy makers).
• Articulate the scientific and practical significance of research findings within their original work.
• Design and execute best practices for knowledge synthesis, dissemination and exchange within the field of health science research.
• Acknowledge the value of health sciences research methods and interpretations that are different from one’s own work.
• Evaluate the literature in the health sciences field relative to their research, leading to the identification of gaps and limitations of past research approaches.
• Weigh the limitations of their own research design and the knowledge generated therefrom.