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MI5000 - Clinical Epidemiology
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Sciences |
Available to graduate students with a degree in Public Health, Medical, Veterinary
or related sciences. Other appropriately trained graduates may enrol at the discretion
of the Academic Head of Veterinary Science.
Available to public health, medical, veterinary and related sciences graduate students.
The subject is designed to give a solid foundation in applied biostatistics that can
be used in medical and veterinary practice and upon which further studies in various
medical, veterinary and related science disciplines can be built. The subject is delivered
in external mode allowing students to complete the subject off-campus.
Learning Outcomes
- analyse and interpret evidence based information to inform clinical practice and research
methodology;
- analyse medical and veterinary data using basic exploratory and inferential statistical
methods that include confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, chi-square procedures,
regression and correlation, t-test and analysis of variance;
- differentiate between the use of parametric and non-parametric tests.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (60%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Scenario-based learning activity - (40%) - Individual.
Special Assessment Requirements
A minimum of 50% is required to pass the subject; All tutorials are compulsory; Students
must complete tutorials individually
Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.