HS1000 - Epidemiology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:

Available to level 1 and subsequent year students.

The subject includes a consideration of terms and methods used to describe the occurrence of disease; the concept and measurement of cause and effect; factors affecting validity and types and choice of diagnostic tests; the design and interpretation of clinical trials and economics of disease. Practical classes will be conducted on the application of biostatistical software which supports these topics.

Learning Outcomes

• be able to design and analyse results of surveys, case control and cohort studies and randomised controlled trials;
• know sources of epidemiological data and be able to apply basic exploratory statistical methods to such data using statistical software;
• know the meaning of specialised terms used in epidemiology;
• understand the complex patterns of cause and effect of disease;
• understand the concept and know the causes of bias in designing biomedical experiments and interpreting data;
• understand the concepts of sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of diagnostic tests.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

MI1000 and TV5040 and MI5000

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coord/Lect:	jc146458.
Contact hours:	36 hours 6 hours 24 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.