EPID6430
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Extends the points, analyses and designs covered in EPID6420 Fundamentals of Epidemiology.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Create a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) to document causal relationships and use it to decide on confounding for a designated exposure-outcome relationship.
2. Explain interaction and effect modification and demonstrate how to test for these.
3. Demonstrate and apply mediation and how to test for this.
4. Differentiate between advanced study designs and recommend an appropriate design for research questions.
5. Defend and critique longitudinal study designs.
6. Explain and recommend an appropriate advanced epidemiological method for a given research plan.
7. Perform sample size and power calculations for advanced study designs.
Content
Module 1: Causal Inference
Module 2: Advanced Study Designs
Module 3: Handling Time in Epidemiological Designs
Module 4: Recent Developments and Issues in Epidemiological Methods
Assumed knowledge
EPID6420 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Written Assignment
Written Assignment: Written Assignment 2
Written Assignment: Written Assignment 3
Written Assignment: Written Assignment 4
In Term Test: Final Examination
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 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
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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