Postgraduate Course: Applied epidemiology, surveillance and risk assessment (INAH11003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | International Animal Health |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.internationalanimalhealth.ed.ac.uk |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course aims to promote an understanding of the theory of basic and applied epidemiology, surveillance of disease and risk assessment, using examples from the field of international animal health. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be reponsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the candidate should understand and apply basic quantitative epidemiology, involving single samples and the uses to which techniques can be applied in disease surveillance.
The candidate should:
- understand basic statistical methods and their application
- appreciate and describe the measurement of disease frequency
- understand the diagnostic criteria for disease, and discuss the observation and interpretation of data
- understand the principles of survey design and the concepts of sampling
- rationalise importance of risk assessment, and appreciate the mathematical principles behind probability theory and qualitative assessment
- understand methods of disease surveillance, traceability, data sources and bias and participatory epidemiology. |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online discussion in both a synchronous and asynchronous environment will contribute further to the final mark. In combination with the submission of electronic course assignments, these elements will provide the remaining 40% of the final mark. |
Special Arrangements
| This courses will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment Web CT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access, that will be made available to registered users. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Ewan Macleod
Tel: 0131 242 9379
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Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
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