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

CORRECTED Course schedule, Classroom and Internet editions, Fall 2007
 
Date Day Time Activity Topic
  1.  Orientation and Introduction
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
8/20 Mon   Reading   Ashengrau and Seage, chap. 1 - The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
8/21 Tue 5:00pm Lab   The Age of AIDS, Part I (Rosenau 133)
8/22 Wed 4:00pm Lab   The Age of AIDS, Part I (Rosenau 133)
8/25-8/29 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Introductions; The Age of AIDS
 
  2.  Studying Populations
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
8/27 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 4 - Sources of Public Health Data, chap. 5 - Descriptive Epidemiology
8/28 Tue 5:00pm Lab   The Age of AIDS, Part II (Rosenau 133)
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
9/1-9/5 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Concepts of Demography
9/4 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Concepts of Demography
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
9/3 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 2 - Measures of Disease Frequency, chap. 3 - Comparing Disease Frequencies
9/7 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/8-9/12 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   HIV and Behavior Change in Zimbabwe case study
9/11 Tue 5:00pm Lab   HIV and Behavior Change in Zimbabwe case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
9/10 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 16 - Screening in Public Health Practice
9/14 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/15-9/19 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Mammography in Asia case study
9/18 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Mammography in Asia case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
9/17 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 6 - Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs, chap. 7 - Experimental Studies
9/21 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
9/22-9/26 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   In-home Drinking Water Filtration case study
9/25 Tue 5:00pm Lab   In-home Drinking Water Filtration case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides]
9/24 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 12 - Random Error
 
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
10/1 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 8 - Cohort Studies
10/2 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Lab with TA only this week - no small group
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
10/6-10/10 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Angry Temperament and CHD Risk in ARIC case study
10/9 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Angry Temperament and CHD Risk in ARIC case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
10/8 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 9 - Case-control Studies
10/12 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
10/13-10/17 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in women case study
10/16 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in women case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
10/15 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 10 - Bias
10/19 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
10/20-10/24 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Erectile Dysfunction and CHD Risk case study
10/23 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Erectile Dysfunction and CHD Risk case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides]
10/22 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 10 - Bias
 
11/1 Thu   2nd Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone)
 
  11.  Multicausality - Confounding
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
10/29 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 11 - Confounding, chap. 14 - Guide to the Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
10/30 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Lab with TA only this week - no small group
10/31 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Lab with TA only this week - no small group
11/3-11/7 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
11/6 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
11/7 Wed 4:00pm Lab   Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
 
  11.  Multicausality - Confounding (continued)
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
11/5 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 11 - Confounding, chap. 14 - Guide to the Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
11/9 Fri any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
11/10-11/14 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   Esophageal Cancer in Lin Xian case study
11/13 Tue 5:00pm Lab   Esophageal Cancer in Lin Xian case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
11/12 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 13 - Effect Measure Modification, chap. 15 - The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation
11/13 Tue 5:00pm Lab   (See preceding module.)
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)
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
11/19 Mon   Reading   Aschengrau and Seage, chap. 13 - Effect Measure Modification, chap. 15 - The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation
11/24-11/28 Sat-Wed GroupDisc   HPV Infection and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia case study
11/27 Tue 5:00pm Lab   HPV Infection and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia case study
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
12/5 Wed any time webform   Submit individual case study answers
12/4 Tue 5:00pm Lab   On-line outbreak investigation
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
[objectives] [instructions] [slides] [case study questions]
 
 
University Registrar Calendar EPID600 home page CORRECTED rev. 8/18,31/2007, 9/1,3,4,5/2007