UNC-CH - Department of Epidemiology
EPID 160 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Classroom edition, Fall 2005
Date	Day	Time	Activity		Topic
8/30	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	I.	Orientation and introduction
8/30	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #1
8/31	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #1
9/6	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	II.	Studying populations
9/6	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Studying populations
9/7	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Studying populations
9/13	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	III.	Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence
9/13	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Incidence and prevalence
9/14	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Incidence and prevalence
9/20	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	IV.	Disease natural history; population screening
9/20	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Population screening
9/21	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Population screening
9/26	This week		1st Peer Evaluation (by students via web form) due
9/26	This week		1st TA Evaluation (by students via web form) due
9/27	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	V.	Study designs:  intervention studies
9/27	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Intervention studies
9/28	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Intervention studies
9/30	Fri		1st Examination available on course web site
9/30	Fri		1st Student Evaluation (by TA) due
10/4	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VI.	Study designs:  cohort studies
10/4	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Cohort studies
10/5	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Cohort studies
10/10	Mon		1st Examination DUE (submit via webform) [extended to 10/12]
10/11	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VII.	Study designs:  case-control studies
10/11	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Case-control studies
10/12	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Case-control studies
10/18	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VIII.	Study designs:  cross-sectional, ecologic
10/18	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Cross-sectional studies; ecologic studies
10/19	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Cross-sectional studies; ecologic studies (Fall break begins at 5:00pm)
10/25	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	IX.	Error:  Selection bias
10/25	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Selection bias
10/26	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Selection bias
10/28	Fri		2nd Examination available on course web site
11/1	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	X.	Error:  Information bias
11/1	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Information bias
11/2	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Information bias
11/7	Mon		2nd Examination DUE (submit via webform)
11/8	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture		Multicausality: Confounding (The Cancer Detectives) [APHA]
11/8	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Final paper
11/9	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Final paper
11/15	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XI.	Multicausality: Confounding
11/15	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Confounding
11/16	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Confounding
11/22	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XII.	Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference
11/22	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Causal inference
11/23	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Causal inference (Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 1:00pm)
11/29	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XIII.	Role of epidemiology in public health
11/29	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Global health
11/30	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Global health
11/30	Wed		Final papers DUE (submit via webform)
12/6	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XIV.	Outbreak investigation
12/6	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #2
12/7	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #2
12/9	Fri		2nd Peer Evaluation (by students via web form) due
rev. 10/18/2005, 11/10/2005