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.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Leila Karimi

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

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-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

Handbook of public health methods

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Kerr, C, Taylor, R, Heard, G

Year: 1998

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Publisher: MCGRAW HILL

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Field epidemiology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Gregg, M

Year: 2002

Edition/Volume: 2ND EDN

Publisher: OUP

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Epidemiologic research

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Kleinbaum, D G, Kupper, L, Morgenstern, H

Year: 1994

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Publisher: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, NEW YORK

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A Dictionary of epidemiology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Last, J M

Year: 2001

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Publisher: OUP

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Investigating disease patterns: the science of epidemiology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Stolley, P D and Lasky, T

Year: 1996

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Publisher: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN LIBRARY, NEW YORK(CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT)

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Causal relationships in medicine

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Elwood, M J

Year: 1996

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Publisher: OUP

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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

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Appraise diverse types of data deployed in health care decision-making.
02. Design research and data collection strategies to match decision-making requirements.
03. Critically evaluate research evidence to assess its usefulness for specific tasks.
04. Present data effectively to enable health care decision-making for diverse groups.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.