UNC-CH - Department of Epidemiology
EPID160 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Classroom edition, Spring 2006
Date	Day	Time	Activity		Topic
1/17	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	I.	Orientation and introduction
1/17	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #1
1/18	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #1
1/24	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	II.	Studying populations
1/24	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Studying populations
1/25	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Studying populations
1/31	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	III.	Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence
1/31	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Incidence and prevalence
2/1	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Incidence and prevalence
2/7	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	IV.	Disease natural history; population screening
2/7	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Population screening
2/8	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Population screening
2/13	This week		1st Peer Evaluation due (from students via webform)
2/13	This week		1st TA Evaluation due (from students via webform)
2/14	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	V.	Study designs:  intervention studies
2/14	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Intervention studies
2/15	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Intervention studies
2/17	Fri		1st Examination available on course web site
2/17	Fri		1st Student Evaluation (by TA) due
2/21	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VI.	Study designs:  cohort studies
2/21	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Cohort studies
2/22	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Cohort studies
2/27	Mon		1st Examination DUE (submit via webform)
2/28	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VII.	Study designs:  case-control studies
2/28	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Case-control studies
3/1	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Case-control studies
3/7	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	VIII.	Study designs:  cross-sectional, ecologic
3/7	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Cross-sectional studies; ecologic studies
3/8	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Cross-sectional studies; ecologic studies
3/14	Tue		No class - Spring Break
3/14	Tue		No class - Spring Break
3/15	Wed		No class - Spring Break
3/21	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	IX.	Error:  Selection bias
3/21	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Selection bias
3/22	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Selection bias
3/24	Fri		2nd Examination available on course web site
3/28	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	X.	Error:  Information bias
3/28	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Information bias
3/29	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Information bias
4/5	Wed		2nd Examination DUE (submit via webform)
4/4	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture		Multicausality: Confounding (The Cancer Detectives)
4/4	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Final paper
4/5	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Final paper
4/11	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XI.	Multicausality: Confounding
4/11	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Confounding
4/12	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Confounding
4/18	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XII.	Data analysis and interpretation, causal inference
4/18	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Causal inference
4/19	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Causal inference
4/24	Mon		Final papers DUE (submit via webform)
4/25	Tue	4:00pm	Lecture	XIII.	Role of epidemiology in public health
4/25	Tue	5:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #2
4/26	Wed	4:00pm	Labs		Outbreak investigation #2
4/28	Fri		2nd Peer Evaluation due (from students via webform) due
rev. 3/25/2006