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Students will:
- be able to design epidemiological and clinical studies with a thorough understanding of the potential biases to be considered and avoided if possible;
- know how to control, in so far as possible, for confounding and effect modification by collecting data on possible confounding and effect modifying variables;
- have the capability to design study and data collection instruments and assess their validity, reliability and other properties;
- understand different types of study endpoints and the importance of standardised and agreed definitions;
- know how to develop and interpret composite score and latent variables;
- understand the impact of missing data and the techniques which can be used for imputation;
- carry out data reduction techniques and cluster analysis using SPSS, and interpret results;
- understand the purpose, assumptions and implementation of disease modelling;
- be aware of the contributions of basic sciences and genomic analyses in unravelling transmission patterns and dynamics.
Bias, confounding, effect modification and chance
Techniques in study design to control for bias and confounding
Analytical techniques to control for confounding and assess effect modification
Causal inference and pathways
Reasons for, impact of, and techniques for imputation of missing data
Design and assessment of measurement instruments and PROMS;
Techniques for data reduction and extraction
Cluster analysis using SPSS
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Online Learning | 12 |
Total | 110 |
PHPS40010 or equivalent
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Structured report: Analysis of a dataset provided using one of the techniques covered in the module. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 65 |
Class Test: Quiz: Appropriate analysis of PROM and QOL data | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Group Project: Group presentation: Assessment of the properties of measurement instruments. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 25 |
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
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Mr John Loughrey | Tutor |
Dr Guerrino Macori | Tutor |