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At the end of the module students will understand disease rates and know how to compare rates across populations and over time; understand the concepts of association and causation; be able to determine an appropriate study design for a research question; understand bias, measurement and estimation of risk; be able to critically appraise the scientific literature; understand data; know the basics of descriptive and interferential statistics; understand the application of epidemiology and biostatistics to population health issues. Students will know how to interrogate the scientific literature to research public health issues and will understand the sociological basis of health and illness,
Indicative Module Content:Populations and demographic trends; occurrence and distribution of disease; sources of data on health, disease and disability; determinants of disease including social determinants; observational and experimental study designs and sampling strategies; measurement, bias and estimation of risk from epidemiological studies. Students will learn the principles of biostatistics, understanding data and variables, descriptive statistics, presenting data, confidence intervals, statistical tests for two-group comparisons, correlation and linear regression. Public health topics will cover the impact of socioeconomic factors and lifestyle on disease occurrence, the changing patterns of disease occurrence and the potential for prevention and intervention on a population basis.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Small Group | 18 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 6 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Total | 108 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Group essay on specified aspects of assigned Public Health Group Project |
Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Group Project: Small-group Seminars x 3: Attendance, orientation to and oral presentation of Group Project on assigned Public Health topic, personal reflection and evaluation, Biostatistics tutorial | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Examination: Multiple Choice Questionnaire single best answer / short answer questions on Epidemiology, Public Health and Biostatistics | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 50 |
Assignment: Short answer questions on specified topics in sociology (complete 2 of 3). | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 1 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Group project: Group feedback Essays: Individual Feedback (Post Results Release)
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Mary Codd | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Patricia Fitzpatrick | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Ronald Moore | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Carla Perrotta | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Ricardo Piper Segurado | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Patrick Wall | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Peter Holloway | Tutor |