Strategiset teemat:
kansainvälistyminen,
Hyvä tieteellinen käytäntö
Yleiskuvaus
The course is an introduction to the scope of epidemiology and its basic concepts and methods.
Osaamistavoitteet
After completing this course, the student will - understand the basic concepts, principles and methods of epidemiologic research - be able to assess population health and associated factors by calculating and interpreting various measures of occurrence and associations - recognize and be able to describe the main epidemiologic study designs (cross-sectional, cohort, case-control and clinical trial approaches) - understand the principles of critical evaluation of epidemiologic studies, including assessing the possibility of bias, confounding and other limitations in a study.
Sisältö
Introduction to the scope of epidemiology and its basic concepts and methods: measures of occurrence and associations, defining exposures and outcomes, validity of measurements, systematic error, random error, confounding, descriptive and analytic epidemiologic study designs, causality.
Opetuskieli
englanti
Vastaava kurssi (TERKANA1 Epidemiologian perusteet) on suomenkielisessä tarjonnassa joka toinen lukuvuosi, syyslukukaudella parillisina vuosina, periodi ilmoitetaan opetusohjelmassa.
Vaadittavat opintosuoritukset
Suoritusvaihtoehto
1
Kohderyhmät:
Tutkinto-ohjelman omat opiskelijat
Muut opiskelijat
Avoimen yliopisto-opetuksen opiskelijat
Tohtoriopiskelijat
Vaihto-opiskelijat
Osallistuminen opetukseen
englanniksi
Participation in lectures and practicals, written exam
Arviointi
ja arviointiperusteet
Numerolla 1-5.
Advance preparation required for practicals
The exam is based on lectures, practicals and literature.