Postgraduate Course: Statistical Aspects of Clinical Trials (Quantitative) (MCLM11016)
Course Outline
School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Molecular and Clinical Medicine |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Epidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes and effects of health and disease in defined populations. An understanding of the basic principles of epidemiology is essential for the successful design of any clinical trial. This module is designed to equip candidates with this foundation knowledge, with special focus being placed on the key concepts, methods and topics in epidemiology as they apply to public health research and other fields of clinical medicine. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Online Activities 100,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 12,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Revision Session Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Assess role of epidemiology in public health and clinical research
2. Apply the key epidemiological principles
3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological methods, the links between them and how they can be employed to undertake research in clinical trials |
Assessment Information
Online participation: 25%
Individual project: 25%
Reflective portfolio: 30%
Case scenarios: 20% |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Public health, measuring and monitoring disease in populations, statistics, quantitative |
Contacts
Course organiser | Miss Michelle Evans
Tel: 0131 537 3326
Email: michelle.evans@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Danielle Marlow
Tel: 0131 537 3798
Email: Danielle.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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