
HELTH201-21A (HAM)
Epidemiology and Bio-statistics
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
Ross Lawrenson
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TT.7.16
ross.lawrenson@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
Mohana Mondal
mohana.mondal@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
This course is structured in 12 lectures covering topics:
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Health and Disease
- Causation and Risk
- Cohort studies
- Case control studies
- Experimental studies/Intervention studies
- Using epidemiology to explore ethnic disparities
- Cancer epidemiology
- Rural health
- Clinical epidemiology and critical appraisal
- Principles of screening
- Epidemiology and health services planning
Paper Structure
All lectures will be interactive live sessions conducted via Zoom. There will also be a weekly tutorial. Both the lectures and the tutorials will be recorded and uploaded onto Moodle, after each lecture, for students to view.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
A multiple choice quiz will be uploaded onto Moodle every 4 weeks. These quizzes will start during week 4 and will continue through until week 12. There will be a specific time limit set for each quiz. You will generally have two days to to complete these, and they will be due at 5pm every Friday. Once you start taking your test, you are required to finish it and then submit it.
Also, there is one assignment where you will prepare a 2000 word paper that describes the epidemiology of a common disease or health condition of your choice. You will be expected to describe clearly about the disease/ health condition and the likely aetoeological factors for the same.
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 60:40. The final exam makes up 40% of the overall mark.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
Farmer, R., & Lawrenson, R. (2004). Lecture Notes: Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine (5th ed.). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing
Penelope, W., Bain, C., & Page, A. (2019). Essential Epidemiology (4th ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Recommended Readings
Frampton, C. (2012). Clinical Trials – an overview, Research Review Educational Series
Grimes, D.A., & Schulz, K.F. (2002). Cohort studies: marching towards outcomes, Lancet, 359, 341–45.
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.608.5143&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Online Support
For help with Moodle, click on the following link:
https://www.waikato.ac.nz/teaching-and-learning/student-learning/help-with-technology/moodle-for-students/
Workload
Linkages to Other Papers
Prerequisite(s)
Prerequisite papers: CSMAX101 or STATS111 or STAT111 or STATS121 or STAT121.