340.752.01
Epidemiologic Methods 2

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
5
Academic Year
2021 - 2022
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
Friday, 9:00 - 9:50am
Lab Times
Monday, 10:00 - 11:50am (01)
Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:50am (01)
Monday, 10:00 - 11:50am (02)
Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:50am (02)
Monday, 10:00 - 11:50am (03)
Friday, 10:00 - 11:50am (03)
Monday, 10:00 - 11:50am (04)
Friday, 10:00 - 11:50am (04)
Lab Note
Labs begin at 10:15 AM. In 2021-22, 340.752 labs will be online via Zoom.
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Corinne Joshu
Becky Genberg
Miranda Jones
Contact Name
Fran Burman
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Epidemiologic Methods 1 (340.751) (or an A in 340.601), Statistical Methods in Public Health I (140.621) or Methods in Biostatistics I (140.651), and prior or concurrent enrollment in Statistical Methods in Public Health II (140.622) or Methods in Biostatistics II (140.652).

Description
Second offering in the Epidemiologic Methods sequence. Builds on the concepts of epidemiologic reasoning, population health measures, validity, and study design taught in Epidemiologic Methods 1. Provides a detailed presentation of causal inference, study design and threats to validity (confounding, information bias and selection bias). Discusses a wide range of epidemiologic designs in detail, together with their advantages and limitations. Laboratory exercises, assignments, and the MiniProject provide experience with applying concepts and calculations to problems drawn from real epidemiological data and published literature.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Understand how epidemiologists evaluate whether an observed association likely reflects a causal relationship
  2. Compare and contrast epidemiologic study designs and identify questions that can be appropriately answered with these different designs
  3. Recognize and analyze the most important threats to validity: confounding, information bias, and selection bias
  4. Analyze and interpret effect modification
  5. Design and critically assess epidemiologic studies
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% Midterm
  • 40% Final Exam
  • 4% Group Project(s)
  • 9% Quizzes
  • 7% Attendance
Enrollment Restriction
No auditors permitted.
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
Section .01 is reserved for those Department of Epi degree candidates with visa enrollment restrictions only. Most students should register for section .41. Email Fran Burman FranBurman@jhu.edu for approvals.
Consent Contact
fburman1@jhu.edu
Special Comments

All: this section is restricted to Dept of Epidemiology degree candidates who require a visa. You must register for one lab section 340.951 when you register for this course. Labs begin at 10:15 AM. LIVETALK is Friday at 9 - 10AM. Students are expected to view weekly lecture content PRIOR to the LiveTalks and labs.