Epidemiology & Research Methods
| Unit code | TBS2104 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | TBC |
| Unit level | Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) | Full year |
| Location | India |
| Offered by | Tetr School of Biosciences |
| Mandatory/optional | Mandatory |
Overview
How do we know a treatment works, and how do we spot bias in the evidence? Across both semesters you will study study design, bias, confounding and clinical trials, then apply them to safety data, consumer studies and trial design.
Aims
To make you a careful judge of health evidence and a capable designer of studies.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- compare observational and experimental study designs
- identify bias and confounding
- calculate and interpret common epidemiological measures
- design a simple trial
Syllabus
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Teaching and learning methods
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Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| [To be confirmed by the academic team] | TBC |
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Recommended reading
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