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