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SJSU Dept. of Health Science

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HS261 - Epi

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Fall 2008

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Date*DayOnsetRequired*LinksOptional

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Week 11. Orientation and Concepts (Chapters 1 & 2)Course Homepage

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10/27/2008MonPrint and review syllabus; read Terris, 1979SyllabusMPH core competencies 2.3

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10/28/2008Tue7:00pElluminate sessionEpi ASPH CompetenciesMPH core competencies (article)

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10/29/2008WedL1: Epi TraditionCh 1 PPTsRothman, 1976

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10/30/2008ThuL2: MSCh 1 RQsDescriptive Epi 'Supercourse'

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10/31/2008FriCh 2 PPTs

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11/1/2008SatElluminate Office HoursCh 2 RQs

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11/2/2008Sun11:55pDeadline

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Week 22. Frequency and Association (Chapters 6 & 8)

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11/3/2008MoQ1 (Ch 1)Integrity Pledge

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11/4/2008Tue6:00pElluminate sessionChapter 6 PPTs

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11/5/2008WedL3: Incidence & Prevalence (Zimbabwe)Ch 6 Formulas

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11/6/2008ThuCh 6 RQs

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11/7/2008FriCh 6 Exercises

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11/8/2008Sat11:00aElluminate Office Hours

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11/9/2008Sun11:55pDeadline (L3 and Q1)

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Week 3...cont... Frequency and Association

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11/10/2008MondayL4: HPV & CINChapter 8 PPTsChapter 8 in text

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11/11/2008Tue6:00pElluminate sessionCh 8 Formulas

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11/12/2008WedHW1 (see assignment tool)Ch 8 RQs

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11/13/2008ThuQ2 (Ch 6)Ch 8 Exercises

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11/14/2008FriUCB Webcast: Intro to incidence and prevalence

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11/15/2008Sat11:00aElluminate Office HoursUCB Webcast: Measures of Association & Impact

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11/16/2008Sun11:55pDeadline (L4 and Q2)

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Week 43. Confounding & Rate Adjustment (Ch 7)

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11/17/2008MonL5: Rate Adjustment (Standardization)Chapter 7 PPTsUCB Webcast: Confounding I

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11/18/2008Tue6:00pElluminate sessionCh 7 FormulasUCB Webcast: Confounding II

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11/19/2008WedQ3 (Ch 2)Ch 7 RQs

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11/20/2008ThuHW2 (see assignment tool)Ch 7 Exercises

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11/21/2008Fri

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11/22/2008Sat11:00aElluminate office hours

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11/23/2008Sun11:55pDeadline (L5 and Q3)

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Week 54. Analytic Studies (Chapters 9 - 11)Chapter 9 PPTsUCB Webcast: Hypothesis Generation

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11/24/2008MonL6: Drinking water (experimental design)Chapter 10 PPTsUCB Webcast: Overview of Study Design

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11/25/2008TueElluminate sessionCh 9 RQsUCB Webcast: Association and Impact (Review)

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11/26/2008WedHW3 (see assignment tool)Ch 10 RQsUCB Webcast on Experimental Studies

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11/27/2008ThuThanksgivingMiettinen, 1989 Warning: Not for the faint of heart

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11/28/2008FriThanksgiving

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11/29/2008Sat11:00aOffice hours (yes)

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11/30/2008Sun11:55pDeadline (L6)

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Week 6Analytic studies, cont.

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12/1/2008MoL7: Contraceptive patch (nested case-control)Chapter 11 PPTsMy Federal Ortho Evra Testimony

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12/2/2008Tue6:00Elluminate sessionCh 11 RQsUCB Webcast on Cohort Studies

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12/3/2008WedQ4 (rate adjustment)UCB Webcast on Cross-Sectional Studies

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12/4/2008ThuUCB Webcast on Case-Control Studies

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12/5/2008FriUCB Webcast: Summary of Study Designs

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12/6/2008Sat11:00aElluminate Office Hours

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12/7/2008Sun11:55pDeadline (L7 & Q4)

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Week 75. Matters of Interpretation (Chapters 12 & 16)Chapter 12 PPTs

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12/8/2008MonL8: The Patch, continued (inference)Chapter 16 PPTsUCB Webcast on Information Bias

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12/9/2008TueElluminate sessionCh 12 RQsUCB Webcast on Selection Bias

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12/10/2008WedHW4 (not graded)Ch 16 RQsUCB Webcast: Confounding I

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12/11/2008ThuUCB Webcast: Confounding II

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12/12/2008FriUCB Webcast: Causal Inference I

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12/13/2008SatElluminate Office HoursRelease Q5 (Ch8)UCB Webcast: Causal Inference II

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12/14/2008Sun11:55pDeadline (HW4)NY Times article by Taubes, 2007

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Week 86. Screening for Disease (Chapter 4)

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12/15/2008MonL9: Screening for HIV (no deadline)Chapter 4 PPTsUCB Webcast: Screening I

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12/16/2008TueElluminate sessionCh 4 Formulas

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12/17/2008WedCh 4 RQs

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12/18/2008Thu

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12/19/2008Fri

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12/20/2008Sa

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12/21/2008SuDeadline (Q5)Adios!

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12/22/2008

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* Time requirements: Budget about 120 hours total for the course (15 hours per week x 8 weeks). Students are expected to manage their own schedules. The compressed nature of the course requires a lot of self-discipline.