HSH744 - Epidemiology 1

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Shane Kavanagh
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HSH944
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning experiences, including a 1 hour on-campus seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning experiences, including a 1 hour online seminar per week

Note:

*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only.

Content

This unit aims to enable public health practitioners to use quantitative research as a fundamental input to their practice. It focuses on building students' abilities to interpret and critically evaluate relevant epidemiological research literature including reports, research articles and systematic reviews. The unit aims to enable students to understand the main uses of epidemiology in public health explore basic epidemiological study designs, tools and methods, interpret basic study findings in the epidemiological literature; and apply key issues in critically appraising health research literature.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Identify and articulate the main uses of epidemiology in public health.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO2

Calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, association and impact.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Describe basic epidemiological study designs, tools and methods.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Determine confounding, bias and effect modification.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Interpret and critique study findings including the study methods, results and conclusions in the epidemiological literature.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Assignment 1 Equivalent to 1000 words 20%
  • Week 7
Assessment 2: Assignment 2 Equivalent to 1500 words 30%
  • Week 10
Assessment 3: End-of-Unit Assessment 2 hours 50%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSH744 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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