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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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
To meet the requirement of SkillsFuture Singapore, assessment(s) will be conducted during every course. The assessment(s) include:
- Class participation
- Individual Report and Presentation
- Quiz
- Discussion Board Posting
• 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 | |||
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
Prof Ho Hau Yan Andy
Head, Psychology, School of Social Sciences (SSS)
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 Ageing | 1.5 |
| 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 Visualization | 1 |
| CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences | 1 |
| CET138 Big Data and Computational Social Science | 1 |
| 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 (9 AU) and FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing (15 AU).
- SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
