? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MED-P-P00926

Preparation of a study protocol

? Pre-requisites : Introduction to Research Methods and Ethics Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology

Home subject area

Public Health Research, (Medicine, Schedule R)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 3 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 15:00 15:50 Med+Vet

On completion of the course students will be able to:
- Understand more advanced practicalities of conducting epidemiological study.
- Plan the methodological detail of an epidemiological study.
- Write a detailed research protocol.

Each student will submit a final protocol for marking. Substantive piece of work, equivalent to a typical grant application to a funding body.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Sarah McAllister
Tel : (0131 6)50 3227
Email : Sarah.McAllister@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr John Forbes
Tel : (0131 6)50 3214
Email : J.F.Forbes@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php

School Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/