Postgraduate Course: Epidemiological and statistical tools for disease control (VESC11017)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Veterinary Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will include introduction to basic epidemiology and principles of statistics for control of infectious diseases. The course will use a problem-solving approach to facilitate learning of some basic epidemiological concepts and practice simple statistics. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will develop and understanding of:
&· General concepts of epidemiology and principles of statistics applied during investigations of infectious diseases
&· Principles of statistics in experimental design
&· Statistical applications in analysis and interpretation of scientific data
&· Understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological and statistical methods, the links between them and how they can be employed to undertake infectious disease studies
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Assessment Information
100% coursework with assessments in the following:
&· General concepts of epidemiology and principles of statistics applied during investigations of infectious diseases [50%]
&· General concepts of molecular biology and how these apply to disease control [25%]
&· Underlying [principles of immunochemistry techniques and how these apply to infection and immunity research and disease diagnostics [25%]
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
&· General epidemiological concepts
&· Principles of statistics in experimental design
&· Statistical applications in analysis and interpretation of scientific data
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Latest reviews and research articles in the field. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
&· Subject-specific tutorials
&· Specialist seminars
&· Scientific group discussions, e.g. subject-specific journal clubs
&· Self-directed learning exercises and presentation of results to colleagues in a variety of formats.
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| Keywords | One Health Science, Zoonosis and Emerging Diseases |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Darren Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 6059
Email: Darren.Shaw@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Willie Van-Wijde
Tel: (0131 6)51 3914
Email: Willie.van.Wijde@ed.ac.uk |
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