Epi 2: Designing Epidemiologic Studies

Prof. Nancy Barker and Dr. David G. Kleinbaum

Aim of Course:

This is a second level epidemiology course that emphasizes the underlying concepts and methods for addressing validity and bias issues in epidemiologic research. Topics covered in the course include: overview of validity and bias, selection bias, information bias, and confounding bias. See also the companion courses Epi 1: Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Epi 3: Analysis of Epidemiologic Data.

Who Should Take This Course:

Administrators, practicing professionals, researchers, graduate or undergraduate and even high school students in the health, medical, and behavioral sciences interested in learning fundamental principles and methods of epidemiologic and public health research . This course is also intended to address increasing demands to provide training to public health professionals and students in developing countries that do not have convenient access to academic training in epidemiology and related public health fields.

For those enrolled in a Program of Advanced Statistical Studies, this is a required or elective course in the following Programs:

• Biostatistics (epidemiology) - required

Course Program:

The course is structured as follows

The Instructor:

Prof. Nancy Barker is an instructor in the Department of Global Health at Emory University where she teaches biostatistics and epidemiology. She is a co-author of the ActivEpi Companion Text and A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology,. She has over 14 years of experience teaching short courses in epidemiology and biostatistics at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. David G. Kleinbaum is internationally known for his textbooks in statistical and epidemiologic methods and as an outstanding teacher. He is the author of Epidemiologic Research- Principles and Quantitative Methods (Wiley, 1982), Applied Regression Analysis and Other Multivariable Methods, 3rd Edition (Duxbury, 1997), Logistic Regression- A Self-Learning Text, 2nd edition (Springer, 2002), and Survival Analysis- A Self Learning Text, 2nd edition (Springer, 2005). His recent "electronic" textbook ActivEpi and its accompanying ActivEpi Companion Text (Springer, 2003) serve as the texts for this course. He has also taught over 150 short courses over the past 30 years throughout the world.

Organization of the Course:

The course takes place over the Internet, at statistics.com. During each course week, you participate at times of your own choosing - there are no set times when you must be online. Course participants will be given access to a private discussion board. In class discussions led by the instructor, you can post questions, seek clarification, and interact with your fellow students and the instructor. The course is scheduled to take place over 4 weeks, and typically requires 15 hours per week (read more). At the beginning of each week, participants receive the relevant material, in addition to answers to exercises from the previous session. During the week, participants are expected to go over the course materials and work through exercises. Discussion among participants is encouraged. The instructor will provide answers and comments.

In this session of the course, Prof. Barker will be handling most of the interaction with students on the discussion board.

Certificates and Grades:

You may be interested only in learning the material presented, and not be concerned with grades or certificates. Or you may be enrolled in a statistics.com Program in Advanced Statistical Studies that requires demonstration of proficiency in the subject, in which case your work will be assessed for purposes of issuing a grade. Or you may require only a "Certificate of Course Completion," along with professional development credit in the form of Continuing Education Units (CEU's). As you begin the class, you will be asked to specify your category.

Credit:

This course offers continuing education units (CEU's). For those successfully completing the course (generally this means marks of 50% or better on the homework), 5.0 CEU's and a certificate will be issued by statistics.com, upon request.

Dates:

Sep. 3 - Oct. 1, 2010
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Participants gain access to the online materials on the first day of the course, and typically spend about 15 hours per week (at their convenience). You retain full access to course materials, including discussion board, for two weeks after the course closing date.

Level:

Intermediate

Prerequisite:

Course participants should have some previous training or experience in epidemiologic research, in particular, having some knowledge about epidemiologic study designs and measures of frequency and effect. The mathematics level is basic algebra.

Course Text:

The required text is ActivEpi, Version 2 and its accompanying ActivEpi Companion Text, Springer Publishers, 2003. The previous links allow you to purchase these items directly from Springer. Springer typically offers a 15% discount when you use the order code AECT15 during check out. PLEASE ORDER YOUR COPY IN TIME FOR THE COURSE STARTING DATE!

Software:

None

Registration:

Register Online - $469
Register Online (academic) - $369 (you must be affiliated with a college, university or high school)

Add $50 service fee if you require a prior invoice, or if you need to submit a purchase order or voucher, pay by wire transfer or EFT, or refund and reprocess a prior payment. Please use this printed registration form, for these and other special orders.

Register for Epi 1 + Epi 2 + Epi 3 together for $908, academic, $1208 standard - click here.

Note: Courses may fill up at any time and registrations are processed in the order in which they are received. When a course is marked "full" above your registration will be applied to the next available course date.

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