EPID 160 course schedule, summer 2003

UNC Department of Epidemiology
EPID 160 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Fall 2003, Internet

	Date	Day	Activity
I.	Orientation and introduction
	8/26	Tue	Introduction module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	8/28	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	9/1	Mon	Labor Day Holiday
	9/2	Tue	Discussion forum ends
	9/2	Tue	Case study due (online submission form)

II.	Population perspective
	9/2	Tue	Population perspective module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	9/4	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	9/8	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	9/8	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

III.	Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence
	9/9	Tue	Incidence and prevalence module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	9/11	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	9/15	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	9/15	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

IV.	Disease natural history; population screening
	9/16	Tue	Disease natural history module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	9/18	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	9/22	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	9/22	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

V.	Study designs: intervention studies
	9/23	Tue	1st Examination available on course web site
	9/23	Tue	Intervention studies module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	9/25	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	9/29	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	9/29	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)
	9/29	Mon	Evaluate your TA (submission form)

VI.	Study designs: cohort studies
	9/30	Tue	1st Peer Evaluation due (online submission form)
	9/30	Tue	Cohort studies module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	10/2	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	10/3	Fri	TA's submit 1st Student Evaluations (advisory only)
	10/6	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	10/6	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

VII.	Study designs: case-control studies
	10/7	Tue	1st Examination due (by email attachment to epid160@unc.edu)
	10/7	Tue	Case-control studies module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	10/9	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	10/13	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	10/13	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

VIII.	Study designs: cross-sectional and ecologic studies
	10/14	Tue	Coss-sectional studies module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	10/16	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	10/20	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	10/20	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

IX.	Error: Selection bias
	10/21	Tue	Selection bias module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	10/23	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	10/27	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	10/27	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

X.	Error: Information bias
	10/28	Tue	2nd examination available on course web site
	10/28	Tue	Information bias module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	10/30	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	11/3	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	11/3	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

XI.	Critiquing an epidemiologic study
	11/4	Tue	Read final paper guidelines, re-read article from 1st examination
	11/6	Thu	Discussion forum on critiquing an epidemiologic study
	11/10	Mon	(led by TA)
	11/10	Mon	(no case study)

XII.	Multicausality: Confounding
	11/11	Tue	2nd Examination due (by email attachment to epid160@unc.edu)
	11/11	Tue	Confounding module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	11/13	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	11/17	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	11/17	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

XIII.	Data analysis and interpretation; causal inference
	11/18	Tue	Data analysis and interpretation module begins - recorded lecture, reading, case study
	11/20	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	11/24	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	11/24	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)

	11/25	Tue	No new module this week (finish up final paper and do peer evaluations)
	11/27	Thu	Thanksgiving Holiday
	12/1	Mon	(No discussion forum)
	12/1	Mon	(No case study)

XIV.	Outbreak investigation and the role of epidemiology in public health
	12/2	Tue	Final paper due
	12/2	Tue	2nd peer evaluation due
	12/2	Tue	Module begins - recorded lectures (2), reading, case study (outbreak investigation, on-line)
	12/4	Thu	Discussion forum starts
	12/8	Mon	Discussion forum ends (email summary to TA on Wed)
	12/8	Mon	Case study due (online submission form)
	12/8	Mon	Course evaluation submission form due

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UNC Department of Epidemiology EPID 160 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health Course schedule, Fall 2003, Internet

I.

Orientation and introduction

II.

Population perspective

III.

Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence

IV.

Disease natural history; population screening

V.

Study designs: intervention studies

VI.

Study designs: cohort studies

VII.

Study designs: case-control studies

VIII.

Study designs: cross-sectional and ecologic studies

IX.

Error: Selection bias

X.

Error: Information bias

XI.

Critiquing an epidemiologic study

XII.

Multicausality: Confounding

XIII.

Data analysis and interpretation; causal inference

XIV.

Outbreak investigation and the role of epidemiology in public health

UNC Department of Epidemiology
EPID 160 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Fall 2003, Internet