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At the end of the module the student will:
- have a strong sense of the history and development of epidemiology as a scientific discipline;
- be able to access and interpret demographic data from national and international sources;
- know how population pyramids are constructed and the relevance of them;
- compile population data and burden of disease data for their own country;
- understand disease rates and be able to correctly compare rates across populations and over time;
- understand the concepts of association and causation;
- know and apply the Bradford-Hill criteria for causation to scientific studies;
- be able to determine an appropriate study design for a research question;
- know scientific and operational aspects of sampling, recruitment and follow up in epidemiological studies;
- define endpoints for scientific investigations using standard international criteria;
- assess the validity and reliability of measurement instruments, screening and diagnostic tests;
- determine bias, measurement error, confounding and chance in epidemiological studies;
- interpret estimates of risk and benefit and their confidence intervals from epidemiological studies;
- critically appraise scientific studies including methodology, results and conclusions;
- apply relevant reporting guidelines such as STRoBE, CONSORT, PRISMA and others;
- interpret key concepts in epidemiology.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Small Group | 12 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 116 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: Group presentation on an assigned observational or experimental study | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Examination: Examination comprising single best answer questions, computation and interpretation of epidemiologic data, critical appraisal of scientific abstracts. | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 60 |
Assignment: Written assignment on country-specific demographic data and population pyramid. Selected statistics on country-specific burden of disease and disability and implications for healthcare services. | Week 2 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on Weeks 1 & 2 assignments: Individual feedback Feedback on Group Presentation: Feedback to Group Feedback on EOT examination: On request, post release of results.
Name | Role |
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Parnian Jalili | Tutor |
Mr John Loughrey | Tutor |
Professor Akke Vellinga | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 4 | Tues 10:00 - 11:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 | Tues 10:00 - 12:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 11 | Tues 10:00 - 12:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 8 | Tues 10:00 - 12:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 4 | Tues 12:00 - 12:50 |