Useful links
Unit of study_
PUBH5010: Epidemiology Methods and Uses
This unit provides students with core skills in epidemiology, particularly the ability to critically appraise public health and clinical epidemiological research literature regarding public health and clinical issues. This unit covers: study types; measures of frequency and association; measurement bias; confounding/effect modification; randomized trials; systematic reviews; screening and test evaluation; infectious disease outbreaks; measuring public health impact and use and interpretation of population health data. CIasses may be face to face or on-line and student attendance is expected at ALL classes. Students are expected to spend an additional two to three hours at least each week preparing for their classes.
| Code | PUBH5010 |
|---|---|
| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
|
Prerequisites:
?
|
None |
|---|---|
|
Corequisites:
?
|
None |
| Prohibitions:
?
|
BSTA5011 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify whether the hypothesis of a paper is concerned with the efficacy of intervention, causality, test accuracy, or determining the magnitude of the health problem
- LO2. identify which study type has been used, and judge how this affects the interpretation of the results
- LO3. calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency and measures of association
- LO4. identify and assess the implications of the main forms of bias (selection, measurement, confounding, lead time, and length time) in epidemiological and clinical medicine research
- LO5. distinguish which of the methodological flaws in any paper are the most important
- LO6. assess the overall quality of a research paper or report concerned with defining the magnitude of a health problem, evaluating the effect of a health intervention, causal inference, evaluating screening tests, and interpreting their use in different populations
- LO7. assess the reliability, validity, and efficacy of a diagnostic test
- LO8. (critically) appraise and use a systematic review
- LO9. assess infectious disease outbreaks
- LO10. identify and interpret key sources of population health data.
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2020 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2020 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2020 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2021 [Normal evening] - Remote
- Semester 1, 2021 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2021 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2021 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2022 [Normal evening] - Remote
- Semester 1, 2022 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2022 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2022 [Online] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Key dates
Key dates through the academic year, including teaching periods, census, payment deadlines and exams.
- Student administration
Enrolment, course planning, fees, graduation, support services, student IT
- Expectations of student conduct
Code of Conduct for Students, Conditions of Enrollment, University Privacy Statement, Academic Integrity
- Academic appeals
Academic appeals process, special consideration, rules and guidelines, advice and support
- Learning and teaching policy
Policy register, policy search
- Financial support
Scholarships, interest free loans, bursaries, money management
- Study resources
Learning Centre, faculty and school programs, Library, online resources
- Health and support
Student Centre, counselling & psychological services, University Health Service, general health and wellbeing
