HSH205 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Shane Kavanagh |
| Prerequisite: | One unit from HBS108, HNN108, SLE101, SLE115 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 2 hour seminar (online) |
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.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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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 | MCQ Tests | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Short answer written assignment | Equivalent to 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSH205 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.
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