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313.631.01
Economic Evaluation II

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Wednesday, 3:30 - 6:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
William Padula
Contact Email
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Economic Evaluation I (313.630)

Description
Building upon the theoretical concepts taught in Economic Evaluation I, this course will provide advanced content in the areas of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness.
Provides advanced content in decision analysis and cost-effectiveness and alternative approaches of modeling research questions for these fields. Approaches include calculation of costs and effectiveness measures using standard modeling methods. Compares outputs as a result of decision tree and Markov modeling and introduces sensitivity analysis. Students participate in group projects to produce a well-thought model on a topic of their own choosing in decision analysis or cost-effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Differentiate between decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis modeling methods
  2. Determine the costs, effectiveness measures, and health outcomes associated with economic evaluation of public health topics
  3. Construct decision trees and Markov models
  4. Produce valid comparative results of economic evaluation(s)
  5. Analyze uncertainty through the use of Bayesian multivariate probabilistic sensitivity analysis
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate students are not permitted in this course
Jointly Offered With
Special Comments

Since participation is a critical component of this course, the instructor suggests that students should register for a letter grade. In addition, this course is intense in programming with Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic Code; students should be comfortable performing these computing methods to satisfactorily complete the course.