Epidemiology and Principles of Research (8580.3)
Level: | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 2 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Health |
Discipline: | Discipline of Public Health |
Availability
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UC - Canberra, Bruce
Year Teaching Period Convener Mode of Delivery 2021 Semester 1 DR Indira SAMARAWICKREMA (Ph: +61 2 62015442 ) ONLINE 2021 Semester 2 DR Yohannes KINFU (Ph: +61 2 62068652 ) ONLINE
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Syllabus
This unit will cover the application of epidemiological techniques, especially measures of disease frequency and association and research designs to collect data on public health issues. Students will be introduced to critical appraisal of the research literature in public health.
This unit is co-taught with unit 9594 Epidemiology and Principles of Research PG
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Interpret evidence based information to apply within policy and practice in public health contexts;
2. Identify research approaches and specific designs to the collection and use of data to better understand public health issues;
3. Interpret, manage and analyze health data;
4. Apply some of the principles and techniques of epidemiology to public health issues;
5. Identify a public health issue, seek relevant evidence on the topic and interpret the available evidence;
6. Understand issues relating to the application of research methods and public health ethics.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
A 1 hour lecture and a 2 hour tutorial session per week.
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
Broad knowledge of Australian health care.
Incompatible Units
None.
Equivalent Units
None.
Referenced Courses
- 793AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 265JA Bachelor of Environmental Health
- HLB103 Bachelor of Health Science
- 317JA Bachelor of Health Science
- 686AA Bachelor of Human Nutrition
- 268JA Bachelor of Human Nutrition (Honours)
- 196JA Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)
- 672AA Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
- 365JA Bachelor of Nursing Advanced
- 373JA Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
- 158JA Bachelor of Public Health