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Helps students (1) critically review the community trials literature, and (2) develop, identify and justify a randomized community trial design appropriate to answer a set of specific research aims. Discusses different types of randomized study designs appropriate for community (as opposed to clinical) trials. Includes topics: critical review of the community trials literature, formulation of specific aims, selection of study designs and appropriate study populations, estimation of sample size, methods for allocation of interventions or treatments, grantsmanship and budgeting, community participation, consent procedures, ethical and cultural considerations, specification of key outcomes, Safety and Monitoring Boards, data management, analyses and publication of results. Applies these methods in many settings, but emphasizes issues that are unique to developing country and resource constrained environments.