Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
EPID600 Fall 2009, Internet course
Date		Day		Lectures		Case Studies / Discussion Forums
				Module instructions
8/25/2009		Tue	●	I. Introduction	●	The Age of AIDS
						Watch The Age of AIDS, parts I and 2
8/28/2009		Fri			●	Submit case study 01 (required) - Introduction to EPID600
8/29/2009		Sat				Begin Discussion Forum on The Age of AIDS
				Module instructions
9/1/2009		Tue	●	II. Studying populations		Watch The Age of AIDS, part II
9/2/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on The Age of AIDS
					●	Demographic concepts case study
9/4/2009		Fri			●	Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on Demographic concepts
				Module instructions
9/8/2009		Tue	●	III. Measuring disease
9/9/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on Demographic concepts
9/10/2009		Thu			●	Submit group answers (Demographic concepts)
					●	HIV in Zimbabwe case study
9/11/2009		Fri			●	Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on HIV in Zimbabwe
				Module instructions
9/15/2009		Tue	●	IV. Natural history
9/16/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on HIV in Zimbabwe
9/17/2009		Thu			●	Submit group answers (HIV in Zimbabwe)
					●	Mammography in Asia
9/18/2009		Fri			●	Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on Mammography in Asia
				Module instructions
9/22/2009		Tue	●	V. Intervention studies
9/23/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on Mammography in Asia
9/24/2009		Thu			●	Submit group answers (Mammography in Asia)
						In-home water filtration - submit individual answers
9/25/2009		Fri				Submit individual answers by this date
				Submit peer evaluations (webform)		Begin Discussion Forum on In-home water filtration
				Submit TA evaluation (webform)
				Module instructions
9/29/2009		Tue		VI. Cross-sectional studies
9/30/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on In-home water filtration
10/1/2009		Thu				Submit group answers (In-home water filtration)
10/3/2009		Sat				1st Examination posted
				Module instructions
10/6/2009		Tue		VII. Cohort studies		No case study - work on Exam 1
10/7/2009		Wed
10/8/2009		Thu
10/10/2009		Sat				1st Examination due via webform
						Angry temperament and CVD case study
10/11/2009		Sun				Submit individual answers by this date
				Module instructions		Begin Discussion Forum on Angry temperament and CVD
10/13/2009		Tue		VIII. Case-control studies
10/14/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on Angry temperament and CVD
10/15/2009		Thu				Submit group answers (Angry temperament and CVD
						Lung cancer in nonsmoking women case study
10/16/2009		Fri				Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on Lung cancer in non-smk women
				Module instructions
10/20/2009		Tue		IX. Selection bias
10/21/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on Lung cancer in non-smk women
10/22/2009		Thu				Submit group (Lung cancer in nonsmoking women)
						Erectile dysfunction and CVD - submit individual answers
10/23/2009		Fri				Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on Erectile dysfunction and CVD
				Module instructions
10/27/2009		Tue		X. Information bias
10/28/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on Erectile dysfunction and CVD
10/29/2009		Thu				Submit group answers (Erectile dysfunction and CVD)
10/31/2009		Sat				2nd Examination posted
11/3/2009		Tue		XI. Critical review of epidemiologic studies
11/4/2009		Wed
11/5/2009		Thu
11/7/2009		Sat				2nd Examination due via webform
11/9/2009		Mon		Module instructions
11/10/2009		Tue		XII. Confounding
11/11/2009		Wed
11/12/2009		Thu		Live meeting, 8:00pm ET		Live meeting on Critiquing epidemiologic studies (Thurs, 11/12)
						Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian case study
11/13/2009		Fri				Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian
				Module instructions
11/17/2009		Tue		XIII. Data analysis & interpretation
11/18/2009		Wed		and causal inference		End Discussion Forum on Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian
11/19/2009		Thu				Submit group answers (Esophageal cancer in Lin Xian
						Male circumcision and HIV
11/20/2009		Fri				Submit individual answers by this date
						Begin Discussion Forum on Male circumcision and HIV
11/24/2009		Tue		XIII. Data analysis & interpretation
11/25/2009		Wed		and causal inference (con't)
11/26/2009		Thu				Thanksgiving Holiday
				Module instructions
12/1/2009		Tue		XIV. Investigating disease outbreaks		3rd Examination due (webform)
12/2/2009		Wed				End Discussion Forum on Male circumcision and HIV
12/3/2009		Thu				Submit group answers (Male circumcision and HIV)
12/4/2009		Fri
				Module instructions
12/8/2009		Tue		XV. Conclusion -Role of epidemiology in PH
12/9/2009		Wed				Outbreak investigation - On-line exercise (submit individually)
12/10/2009		Thu		Submit 2nd peer evaluation (webform)		[No discussion forum]
12/11/2009		Fri		Submit course evaluation (webform)
Instructions for all modules						8/24/2009, 11/1/2009
Classroom course schedule
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