Available in 2013
| WebLearn GradSchool | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Introduces research aspects of occupational health and safety. As much of the research in OHS (at least as far as people are concerned) uses epidemiology, this is the focus of the course. Statistics are part of research and are introduced in the course with an emphasis on practical statistics to help in the workplace or help students to understand the literature. The course also covers some other research methods and critical appraisal of the literature.
| Objectives | At the completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Show an understanding of the nature of epidemiology. 2. Use basic indicators of health in a community. 3. Analyse an occupational health problem using an epidemiological approach 4. Critically review the OH&S research literature. |
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| Content | a. Epidemiology: what is it? b.Health Indicators ratios, proportions and rates using health indicators c. Research strategies for occupational health and safety interventions hypotheses the components of a research study types of research study relationship of study types to each other validity the exposure variable d. Risk, cause and bias risk further estimates of risk cause confounding and other biases e. Introduction to statistics gathering and reporting information describe and manipulate information using mean, standard deviation and number probability and confidence comparisons inferential statistics f. Investigating epidemics recognising and epidemic investigating and epidemic clusters g. Qualitative methods h. Research ethics i. Critical appraisal |
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| Replacing Course(s) | N/A | ||||||
| Transition | N/A | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Nil | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : Paper Based External Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Self Directed Learning | ||||||
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| Contact Hours | Self Directed Learning: for 10 hour(s) per Week for Full Term | ||||||
| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for OHSE6090 |