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       UNC - Department of EpidemiologyEPID600 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
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    |  | 1. | Orientation and Introduction 
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        | 8/21 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
        
   
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    |  | 2. | Studying Populations 
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        | 8/28 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 8/31 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 9/6 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    |  | 3. | Measuring Disease - Incidence and Prevalence 
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        | 9/4 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 9/7 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 9/13 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    |  | 4. | Natural History - Population Screening 
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        | 9/11 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 9/14 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 9/20 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    | 9/16 | This week | Submit 1st Peer Evaluation web form | 
	
  
    | 9/16 | This week | Submit 1st TA Evaluation web form | 
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    |  | 5. | Study Designs - Intervention Trials 
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        | 9/18 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 9/21 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 9/27 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    | 9/28 | Fri |  | 1st Examination available on Blackboard web site | 
   
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    |  | 6. | Study Designs - Cross-sectional and Ecologic Studies 
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        | 9/25 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
        
   
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    | 10/4 | Thu |  | 1st Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone) | 
   
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    |  | 7. | Study Designs - Cohort Studies 
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        | 10/2 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 10/5 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 10/11 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    |  | 8. | Study Designs - Case-Control Studies 
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        | 10/9 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 10/12 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 10/18 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    |  | 9. | Sources of Error - Selection Bias 
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        | 10/16 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 10/19 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 10/25 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    | 10/26 | Fri |  | 2nd Examination available on Blackboard web site | 
   
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    |  | 10. | Sources of Error - Information Bias 
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        | 10/23 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
        
   
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    | 11/1 | Thu |  | 2nd Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone) | 
   
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    |  | 11. | Multicausality - Confounding 
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        | 10/30 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
        
   
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    |  | 11. | Multicausality - Confounding (continued) 
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        | 11/6 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 11/9 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 11/15 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    |  | 12. | Data Analysis and Interpretation; Causal Inference 
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        | 11/13 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 11/16 | Fri | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 11/27 | Tue |  | 3rd Examination DUE (submit via web form by end of day in your choice of time zone) | 
   
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    |  | 12. | Data Analysis and Interpretation (continued) 
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        | 11/20 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 11/29 | Thu | any time | webform |  | Facilitator submits group’s case study answers 
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    |  | 13. | Outbreak Investigation 
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        | 11/27 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
     
  
    | 12/5 | Wed | any time | webform |  | Submit individual case study answers 
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    | 12/2 | This week | Submit 2nd Peer Evaluation web form | 
	
  
    | 12/2 | This week | Submit course evaluation web form (link in Blackboard) | 
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    |  | 14. | Epidemiology and Public Health 
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        | 12/4 | Tue |  | Lecture |  | Audio tutorial, speaker notes, or Rosenau 133 (3:30pm) | 
  
        
   
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