EPID6420
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Introduces students to the basic concepts of epidemiology. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in specific populations and the application of this knowledge to the evaluation and control of health problems in the community.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Recall common population health/social indicators and calculate common measures of disease/death frequency, and crude, specific and standardised rates.
2. Recall the range of sampling strategies and determine which is optimal to recruit subjects for a particular study.
3. Differentiate between the types of descriptive studies, and identify their importance and limitations.
4. Distinguish between association and causation, and identify the errors that can weaken the demonstration of a causative link.
5. Apply the Bradford Hill criteria of causation to an association to evaluate if this is likely to be causal.
6. Construct and use a 2X2 table to calculate and interpret measures of effect from cross-sectional studies, case control studies, cohort studies, and randomised controlled trials.
7. Interpret a forest plot, pooled effect size, and measures of heterogeneity and publication bias from a systematic review and meta-analysis.
8. Identify strengths and limitations related to the quality of a case control study, cohort study, randomised controlled trial and/or systematic review and meta-analysis.
Content
Learning modules covered in this course include:
Module 1: Descriptive epidemiology
Module 2: Analytic observational studies
Module 3: Error
Module 4: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Assessment items
Quiz: Online Quiz 1
Quiz: Online Quiz 2
Quiz: Online Quiz 3
Quiz: Online Quiz 4
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Online Activity-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only.
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only.
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only.
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- EPID6420 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 192.7 KB)
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