HSH205 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Carah Figueroa |
| Prerequisite: | One unit from HBS108, HNN108, SLE101, SLE115 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour seminar |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online seminar |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the main concepts and methods of epidemiology and biostatistics within the context of public health and health promotion. It will assist students to understand, apply and interpret these methods and to critically appraise the health research literature.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Identify the main uses of epidemiology in public health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe sampling and identify its implications for study findings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Describe common epidemiological study designs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, association and impact. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Explain confounding, selection bias, measurement bias, and random sampling error. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Interpret and evaluate epidemiological study findings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO7 | Apply epidemiological principles to infectious disease and screening. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Online multiple-choice tests | 2 x MCQ Tests | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Short answer written assignment | Equivalent to 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: End-of-Unit Assessment | 2 hours | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSH205 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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