HSH744 - Epidemiology 1

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Cloud (online)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Tony LaMontagne
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Equivalent 2 hours per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning experiences, including a 1 hour online seminar per week

Note:

*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery

Content

This unit aims to enable public health practitioners to use quantitative research as a fundamental input to their practice. It focuses on building students' abilities to interpret and critically evaluate relevant epidemiological research literature including reports, research articles and systematic reviews. The unit aims to enable students to understand the main uses of epidemiology in public health explore basic epidemiological study designs, tools and methods, interpret basic study findings in the epidemiological literature; and apply key issues in critically appraising health research literature.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit

At the completion of this Unit successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Identify and articulate the main uses of epidemiology in public health

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: Communication

ULO2

Calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, association and impact

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Describe basic epidemiological study designs, tools and methods

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Determine confounding, bias and effect modification

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Interpret and critique study findings including the study methods, results and conclusions in the epidemiological literature

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

 

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Assignment 1 Equivalent 1000 words 20%
  • Week 7
Assessment 2: Assignment 2 Equivalent 1500 words 30%
  • Week 10
Assessment 3: Final examination 2 hours 50%
  • Examination period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSH744 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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