phe5aea applied epidemiology a
APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY A
PHE5AEA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is only offered to fellows of the Victorian Public Health Training Scheme. In this subject, students are given the opportunity to develop their understanding of the principles, purposes, limitations and applications of different epidemiological study designs including qualitative and quantitative applications. Students will become familiar with Epi Data, Epi Info 6d and Stata 8 as database design and analysis tools. Students bring to the class datasets from their placements or are provided with datasets from previous epidemiological studies and are required to clean, analyse and interpret the data. In the context of discussing these exercises, students are encouraged to think through the implications of study purpose design, data collection and management analysis and interpretation, and the methods involved in the management of large and small and data sets and data analysis.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorLeila Karimi
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: HMHS Master of Health Sciences or HMPHC Master of Public Health.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A Dictionary of epidemiology | Prescribed | Last, J M (ed) 2001 | OUP |
| Readings | Handbook of public health methods | Prescribed | Kerr, C, Taylor, R, Heard, G (eds) 1998 | MCGRAW HILL |
| Readings | Causal relationships in medicine | Recommended | Elwood, M J 1996 | OUP |
| Readings | Epidemiologic research | Recommended | Kleinbaum, D G, Kupper, L, Morgenstern, H 1994 | VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, NEW YORK |
| Readings | Field epidemiology | Recommended | Gregg, M 2002 | 2ND EDN, OUP |
| Readings | Investigating disease patterns: the science of epidemiology | Recommended | Stolley, P D and Lasky, T 1996 | SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN LIBRARY, NEW YORK(CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT) |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Appraise diverse types of data deployed in health care decision-making.
- Activities:
- Group assignment, Individual assignment II
02. Design research and data collection strategies to match decision-making requirements.
- Activities:
- Group assignment, Individual assignment I, II
03. Critically evaluate research evidence to assess its usefulness for specific tasks.
- Activities:
- Group assignment, Individual assignment I, II
04. Present data effectively to enable health care decision-making for diverse groups.
- Activities:
- Individual assignment I, II
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