EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

PHE3EPI

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The purpose of this subject is to extend your capacity to conceptualise, measure and discuss patterns of disease, risk and health-related conditions among populations. You will prepare a research proposal for testing a new solution to a current public health problem. In this subject you will make use of publicly available health data and published studies to explore contemporary concepts and issues in public health. Learning will be through investigating issues to gain understanding of appropriate population statistics and research designs. This subject addresses La Trobe's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essential, which entails developing ability to tackle problems creatively, generating new ideas and taking calculated risks to create change.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Caroline de Moel

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: PHE2AHR

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Essential Epidemiology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Webb, Bain and Page

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: 3nd Ed

Publisher: Cambridge

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Understand the role of epidemiology in the practice of public health.

02. Understand and apply the methods of descriptive and analytical epidemiology.

03. Understand the main strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs.

04. Critically appraise epidemiological papers from the public health literature.

05. Be able to apply epidemiological methods in a variety of situations.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steve Begg

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Self directed. To be completed prior to workshop.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One 2-hour exam (2,000-words equiv.)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO3, SILO5
Assignment 1: Quiz (1,200-words equiv)Short and moderate length answer questions and calculations	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO2, SILO4, SILO5
Assignment 2: Public health research proposal plan (600-words equiv.)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended