UNC - Department of Epidemiology
EPID600 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health

CORRECTED Course schedule, Classroom edition, Fall 2007
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Date Day Time Activity Topic
  1.  Orientation and Introduction
8/22 Wed 4:00pm Lab   The Age of AIDS, Part I (Rosenau 133)
 
  2.  Studying Populations
8/29 Wed 4:00pm Lab   The Age of AIDS, Part II (Rosenau 133)
8/31 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/5 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Concepts of Demography
9/6 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
  3.  Measuring Disease - Incidence and Prevalence
9/7 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/12 Wed 4:00pm Lab   HIV and Behavior Change in Zimbabwe case study
9/13 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
  4.  Natural History - Population Screening
9/14 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/19 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Mammography in Asia case study
9/20 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
9/16 This week Submit 1st Peer Evaluation web form
9/16 This week Submit 1st TA Evaluation web form
 
  5.  Study Designs - Intervention Trials
9/21 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/26 Wed 4:00pm Lab   In-home Drinking Water Filtration case study
9/27 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
9/28 Fri   1st Examination available on Blackboard web site
 
  6.  Study Designs - Cross-sectional and Ecologic Studies
 
10/4 Thu   1st Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone)
 
  7.  Study Designs - Cohort Studies
10/3 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Lab with TA only this week - no small group
10/5 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
10/10 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Angry Temperament and CHD Risk in ARIC case study
10/11 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
  8.  Study Designs - Case-Control Studies
10/12 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
10/17 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in women case study
10/18 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
  9.  Sources of Error - Selection Bias
10/19 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
10/24 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Erectile Dysfunction and CHD Risk case study
10/25 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
10/26 Fri   2nd Examination available on Blackboard web site
 
  10.  Sources of Error - Information Bias
 
11/1 Thu   2nd Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone)
 
  11.  Multicausality - Confounding
10/31 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Lab with TA only this week - no small group
11/7 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
 
  11.  Multicausality - Confounding (continued)
11/9 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
11/14 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Esophageal Cancer in Lin Xian case study
11/15 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
  12.  Data Analysis and Interpretation; Causal Inference
11/14 Wed 4:00pm Lab   (See preceding module.)
11/16 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
 
11/27 Tue   3rd Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone)
 
  12.  Data Analysis and Interpretation (continued)
11/28 Wed 4:00pm Lab   HPV Infection and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia case study
11/29 Thu any time webform   Facilitator submits group’s case study answers
 
  13.  Outbreak Investigation
12/5 Wed any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
12/5 Wed 4:00pm Lab   On-line outbreak investigation
 
12/2 This week Submit 2nd Peer Evaluation web form
12/2 This week Submit course evaluation web form (link in Blackboard)
 
  14.  Epidemiology and Public Health
 
 
University Registrar Calendar EPID600 home page CORRECTED rev. 8/18,31/2007, 9/1,3,4,5/2007