ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
One 90 minute short answer examination, weighted at 100% (assessing all LO's)
Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Formative assessment will be given in the form of group tutorials and student will have the opportunity to practice exam questions
INDICATIVE CONTENT
This module aims to enable you to understand and use different types of data and sampling techniques, plus the calculation, analysis and interpretation of relevant data using a variety of statistical techniques for a range of epidemiological studies.
You will critically and analytically study issues that are relevant to the basic concepts and methods of both statistics and public health epidemiology.
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (36 hours)
24 hours lectures
12 hours group work
Guided Independent Study: (114 hours)
54 hours preparation for the examination (including practice of exam questions)
60 hours reading and researching
TEXTS
Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellsrom T (2006). Basic epidemiology. WHO Geneva 2006, 2nd ed. ISBN: 9 789241 547 079 This book can either be purchased in paper form, or downloaded free of charge as a PDF file from: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241547073_eng.pdf
Campbell M (2009). Statistics at square one. Wiley-Blackwell, 11th ed. ISBN: 978-1405191005
Saracci, R (2010). A very short introduction. Oxford University Press . ISBN: 9780199543335
Stewart A (2010). Basic statistics and epidemiology: a practical guide. Radcliffe Publishing, 3rd ed. ISBN: 978 18461 94115