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At the end of the module the student will:
- understand disease rates and know how to correctly compare rates across populations and over time;
- understand the concepts of association and causation;
- know the Bradford-Hill criteria for causation;
- be able to determine an appropriate study design for a research question;
- understand scientific and operational aspects of sampling, recruitment and follow up in epidemiological studies;
- understand bias, chance and confounding;
- understand the importance of defining endpoints using standard international criteria;
- be able to interpret estimates of risk / benefit and their confidence intervals;
- be able to critically appraise the scientific literature;
- know relevant accepted guidelines such as the STRoBE guidelines and others.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Small Group | 12 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Group Project specific to a chosen country detailing sources of demographic data, population pyramid, selected statistics on health conditions with sources and implications for health service | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 40 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Mid-term examination | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 20 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ examination | End of trimester MCQ | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 40 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on mid-term assessment(s) will be through group/class feedback, post assessment. Feedback on examination will be made available individually to students, on request post-results release.