Odum Institute: Introduction to Focus Groups - Day 2 of 2

 This course will be offered via Zoom only. However, this course will not be recorded.

Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. This class will prepare prospective students to organize and moderate focus groups. Students will learn the most appropriate uses of focus groups, how to segment and recruit audiences, how to develop a moderator’s guide, and how to moderate focus groups. The class will be supplemented with real-life examples and hands-on exercises.

This is a two-day (9/15 and 9/16) class and each day will be 1pm – 5pm, potentially ending early each day. Each day of class is required.

Instructor: Peyton Williams

Peyton Williams, MPH, is a research associate at RTI International in the Center for Communication Science. He has over 15 years’ experience as a focus group moderator, and is involved with all facets of qualitative data collection from moderator guide and screener generation, to conducting groups, and analyzing and reporting on findings. He has conducted focus groups with an array of audiences, such as physicians, youth, and vulnerable populations, and around a variety of topics including HIV, opioids, and nutrition. Clients he has worked for include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state health departments.
 
Registration Fees:
– CSS Students – $40
– UNC-CH Students – $65
– UNC-CH Faculty/Staff/Postdoc/Non-UNC – $90

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Registration closes at 12:01am on 9/12/2021. Once registration closes, no late registrations will be accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS!

* Cancellation/ Refund Policy: A full refund will be given to those who cancel their registration no later than 10 days prior to the course. If you cancel within the 10 days prior to the class, no refund will be given. Please allow 30 days to receive your refund.

* Zoom link for this course will be sent prior to the course.