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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases

Postgraduate Course: Introduction to disease modelling (EMND11013)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aims to introduce the basic methods for setting up models and to illustrate some of the insights into the dynamics of infectious diseases that models can provide.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases (MIBM10046)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the candidate should be familiar with the basic methods for setting up mathematical models (i.e. difference and differential equations) and apply this knowledge to:
* Set up simple (deterministic) models using difference or differential equations in Excel and Berkeley Madonna (?)
* Understand how models can provide insights into disease transmission and the impact of interventions
* Set up simple stochastic models of outbreaks in small populations
* Read and appreciate scientific modelling papers and evaluate their underlying assumptions
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of Learn as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.

Additional Class Delivery Information This course will be delivered online through Learn.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk
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