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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : International Animal Health

Postgraduate Course: Applied epidemiology and surveillance (INAH11020)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites 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/consumabl
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 03/08/2015
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Online Activities 50, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 106 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 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.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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, notably using sample surveys.

The candidate should:
- understand basic statistical methods and their application
- appreciate and describe the measurement of disease frequency
- understand the methods for quantifying diagnostic test performance, and be able to interpret and discuss the observation and interpretation of diagnostic data
- understand the principles of survey design and the concepts of sampling
- understand methods of disease surveillance, traceability, data sources and bias
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.internationalanimalhealth.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course will be delivered online through Learn.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ewan Macleod
Tel: 0131 242 9379
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 5470
Email:
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