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Assignment unofficial until day is highlighted

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* Time budget: 120 hours total (8 hrs per week x 15 weeks). Cramming is ineffective.

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Date*DayLinks are activeAdditional LinksOptional links

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1/26/2009Mo1. Orientation and Gen Concepts (Chs 1 & 2)Bb - direct linkHome page direct link

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1/27/2009TuCourse HomepageSyllabusWebsite for text

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1/28/2009We 1Ch 1: Selected Definitions, History, etc.Ch 1 PPTs as PDFEpi ASPH Competencies

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1/29/2009ThL1: Epi Tradition; due 2/4Ch 1 RQsMPH core competencies (article)

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1/30/2009FrRothman, 1976

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1/31/2009Sa

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2/1/2009Su

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2/2/2009Mo

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2/3/2009Tue

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2/4/2009We 2Ch 2: Causality (Concepts)Ch 2 PPTs as PDF

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2/5/2009ThCh 01 Quiz (Bb) - due 2/10Ch 2 RQs

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2/6/2009FrCh 02 Quiz (Bb) - due 2/10

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2/7/2009Sa

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2/8/2009Su

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2/9/2009Mo

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2/10/2009Tue

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2/11/2009We 3Ch 6: Incidence and PrevalenceCh 6 PPTs as PDFUCB Webcast: Intro to incidence and prevalence

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2/12/2009ThL2: Zimbabwe - due 2/24Ch 6 RQs

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2/13/2009FrCh 6 Formulas

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2/14/2009Sa

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2/15/2009Su

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2/16/2009Mo

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2/17/2009Tu

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2/18/2009We 4Incidence & prevalence (cont.)

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2/19/2009ThExercises 6.1 - 6.8 (text), 6.12 - 6.14 (web)Ch 6 Exercises

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2/20/2009Frdo not hand-in exercises

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2/21/2009Sa

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2/22/2009Su

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2/23/2009Mo

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2/24/2009Tu

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2/25/2009We 5Ch 7: Rate Adjustment

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2/26/2009ThCh 06 Quiz (Bb)Ch 7 Formulas

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2/27/2009FrL3: Rate AdjustmentCh 7 RQs

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2/28/2009Sa

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3/1/2009Su

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3/2/2009Mo

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3/3/2009Tu

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3/4/2009We 6Adjustment (continued)

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3/5/2009ThCh 7 Exercises: 7.4 - 7.8

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3/6/2009FrCh 07 Quiz (Bb)UCB Webcast: Confounding I

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3/7/2009Sa

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3/8/2009Su

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3/9/2009Mo

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3/10/2009Tu

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3/11/2009We 7Ch 8: Association & Potential ImpactCh 8 FormulasDescriptive Epi

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3/12/2009ThL4: MS - due 3/17Ch 8 RQsUCB Webcast: Measures of Association & Impact

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3/13/2009Fr

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3/14/2009Sa

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3/15/2009Su

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3/16/2009Mo

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3/17/2009Tu

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3/18/2009We 8NotesMilunsky et al., 1989

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3/19/2009ThCh 8 Exercises

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3/20/2009FrCh 8 Quiz (Bb) - due 3/31

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3/21/2009Sa

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3/22/2009Su

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3/23/2009MoSPRING BREAK

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3/24/2009Tu

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3/25/2009We

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3/26/2009Th

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3/27/2009Fr

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3/28/2009Sa

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3/29/2009Su

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3/30/2009Mo

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3/31/2009Tu

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4/1/2009We 9Ch 9: Types of StudiesCh 9 RQsFull .PPT files can be found on website for text

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4/2/2009ThCh 10: Experimental DesignsCh 10 RQsUCB Webcast: Overview of Study Design

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4/3/2009FrL5: Analytic; also see class handoutUCB Webcast on Experimental Studies

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4/4/2009SaMiettinen, 1989 Warning: Not for the faint of heart

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4/5/2009Su

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4/6/2009Mo

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4/7/2009Tu

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4/8/2009We10Ch 11: Observational DesignsCh 11 RQs

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4/9/2009ThL6: Nested Case-Control - dur 4/14UCB Webcast on Cohort Studies

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4/10/2009FrUCB Webcast on Cross-Sectional Studies

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4/11/2009SaUCB Webcast on Case-Control Studies

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4/12/2009SuUCB Webcast: Summary of Study Designs

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4/13/2009Mo

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4/14/2009Tu

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4/15/2009We11Ch 12: Error in Epi ResearchCh 12 PPTs as PDFUCB Webcast on Information Bias

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4/16/2009ThRead Ch 12Ch 12 RQsUCB Webcast on Selection Bias

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4/17/2009FrRead Hlatky et al., 2009UCB Webcast: Confounding I

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4/18/2009SaUCB Webcast: Confounding II

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4/19/2009SuUCB Webcast: Causal Inference I

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4/20/2009MoUCB Webcast: Causal Inference II

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4/21/2009TuCh 16: From Association to CausationNY Times article by Taubes, 2007

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4/22/2009We12Field trip -- 976 Lenzen Avenue @ 2:50Ch 16 PPTs as PDF

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4/23/2009ThL7: CABG vs. PCI meta-analysisCh 16 RQs

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4/24/2009Fr

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4/25/2009Sa

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4/26/2009Su

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4/27/2009MoDoll's influential article

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4/28/2009TuSir Richard Doll video

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4/29/2009We13Reconsideration of L6 and L7

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4/30/2009Th

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5/1/2009Fr

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5/2/2009Sa

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5/3/2009Su

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5/4/2009Mo

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5/5/2009Tu

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5/6/2009We14Ch 4: Screening for DiseaseCh 4 PPTs as pdfUCB Webcast: Screening I

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5/7/2009ThIn class activity: Screening for HIV AntibodiesCh 4 Formulas

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5/8/2009FrL8: Ex 4.3 - 4.12 -- due 5/21Ch 4 RQs

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5/9/2009Sa

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5/10/2009Su

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5/11/2009Mo

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5/12/2009Tu

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5/13/2009We15Last class

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5/14/2009ThDead day

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5/15/2009Fr

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5/16/2009Sa

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5/17/2009Su

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5/18/2009Mo

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5/19/2009Tu

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5/20/2009We

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5/21/2009ThFinal deadline (L8)

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5/22/2009Fr

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5/23/2009SaExtras

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5/24/2009SuMy Federal Ortho Evra Testimony

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5/25/2009MoL: Drinking water (experimental design)

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5/26/2009TuL: The Patch, continued (inference)

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5/27/2009WeGrades availableL: HPV & CIN