340.608.01
Observational Epidemiology
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
M, W, F, 9:00 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
340.601 or 550.694-695 or 340.751; prior or concurrent enrollment in 140.612 or equivalent.
Expands upon material presented in Principles of Epidemiology (340.601) and provides opportunity to learn more about epidemiologic concepts as applied to cohort and case-control studies. Emphasizes interpretation and the ability to critically evaluate observational study designs and methods of data analysis. Intermediate concepts include measures of association, bias, confounding, and interaction/effect modification, and are illustrated in the context of analytic observational study designs.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss models and inference underlying observational studies
- Describe approaches for constructing measures of disease occurrence and association
- Describe and recognize potential causes of confounding in epidemiologic studies
- Identify key considerations for exposure-disease summarization
- Characterize sources of bias in observational studies
- Link scientific questions with appropriate analytical methods