8703 (v.5) Epidemiology 382


Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

303091 (v.1) Epidemiology 186 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Introduction to epidemiological research designs, principles of disease identification, measurements of morbidity and mortality, reliability and validity, properties of rates and ratios, age standardization procedures. A review of descriptive and analytical epidemiological studies, inference and causation. An overview of descriptive statistics, probability distributions, concepts of hypothesis testing, estimation and confidence intervals. Use of SPSS statistical software to create, edit and analyse research data.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

3

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y   Y
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area