340.764.01
Epidemiologic Methods for EPI Doctoral Students IV

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
5
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
M, W, F, 9:00 - 10:20am
Lab Times
Monday, 10:30 - 11:50am (01)
Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:50am (01)
Lab Note
Students will be expected to present their final project on 5/17/2024 @ 12:15 - 1:20 PM
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Stephan Ehrhardt
Pablo Martinez Amezcua
Contact Name
Pablo Martinez Amezcua
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

340.763 Epi Methods for Doctoral Students III

Description
Introduces epidemiologic methods to doctoral students in the department of epidemiology. Formulates an epidemiologic research question, obtains, cleans, and analyzes data, summarizes findings (graphs, tables, abstract), and presents a project in a poster format.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Formulate research questions
  2. Conduct statistical analyses on a dataset
  3. Calculate and interpret measures of association from different study designs and with various regression analyses
  4. Apply various conference formats for submitting an abstract.
  5. Present a poster that summarized findings from a research project
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Participation
  • 30% Presentation(s)
  • 50% Final Presentation
Enrollment Restriction
PhD students in Epidemiology
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Fourth course of four-term sequence