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I would like to thank Vanderbilt University for this wonderful course about managing research data and planning research studies! I enjoyed my learning experience here as I found it to be particularly helpful for me in my research postgraduate. Some good points were the lecture video length (not too long for study in my free time) and the activities conducted in RedCap. However I wish to point that the subtitles needs to be updated as it was occasionally misleading and out of sync. Additionally I hope that some course materials would be updated as new research conducts have been introduced in recent years. I hope these would be addressed soon! 7.5/10 of a course for me!

Coming from a background of basic science research, taking up this course as a foundation to understand how clinical research studies are conducted and the management of corresponding data was worth it. From designing a clinical study to using the REDCap software for creating case report forms and surveys, each and every module was developed systematically covering the required basic concepts that could be understood even by a person from non clinical background. Paul did a great job by taking us through the REDCap software both by theory and practice. Overall, this course has given me that foundational start in making a career switch to clinical research.

The course was informative but a bit dry (think CITI training, if you’ve ever had to do that) – definitely worth knowing, though, if you work in clinical research. The instructors were pretty good, really, for a video lecture series. One guy from Vandy (Paul, I think) was especially good at explaining the concepts. The best part for me was the material on designing studies, e.g. using validated instruments, phrasing survey questions properly, etc. A lot of the pointers there were common sense but it would be easy to forget them in the moment. I was going to type up my notes at some point and maybe make them into a checklist for future use.

The course was very insightful and the idea of discussion boards is good to increase collaboration however my only complaint is that I had turned in an assignment for Week 1 and it took over 4 week AFTER I had already completed all of the other Assignments that the assignment from Week 1 was finally peer-reviewed. Therefore, the only issue that I can think of that needs to be addressed is to update the ways that the discussions get paired up to reviewers to shorten the length of time that one needs to wait in order to receive the final grade and certificate.

Should be 4.5 Stars

Pros: The primary teachers are great. The material is very germane to the today's environment. If you are involved with data management at any level this course will help.

Cons: Wish there was a way to have a moderated discussion with professors. There were concepts in the class that occasionally were opaque and the forum of students was a bit of the blind leading the blind. I should mention this was rare occasion.

Overall, GREAT class

I like the course very much. It was simple, easy and very well planed. Although most course was designed around REDCap which is a really smooth platform for learning the designing part, I would have loved to learn more about things like how to improve the quality of data, something about LOINC codes. Having said so I can understand that its for just an overview. Faculty is very good. Forums are active. So, in all a good experience.

The course is very beneficial as it gives an overview of the process of clinical data management. You will get an hands-on experience in using electronic data capture (EDC) software. You will get to do an actual survey using the program and provide a short description of it. The course is well organized and to the point. It opens your horizons to the field and its diversity and various branches.