UNC Department of Epidemiology
EPID 160 - Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
Course schedule, Summer 2003

Date Day Activity

I. 

Orientation and introduction
 
5/5
 Mon Reading
 
Recorded lecture
      Case study - The epidemiologic tradition
 
5/7-5/13
 Discussion Forum dates
 
5/12
 Mon Case study due
 
5/14
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
 

II. 

Population perspective

 
5/12
 Mon Reading
 
Recorded lecture
      Case study - Population perspective
 
5/14-5/20
   Discussion Forum dates
 
5/19
 Mon Case study due
 
5/21
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
 
III. 

Measuring disease; incidence and prevalence

 
5/19
 Mon Reading
 
Recorded lecture
 
Case study - incidence and prevalence
 
5/21-5/27
   Discussion Forum dates
 
5/26
 Mon Case study due
 
5/28
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
IV. 

Natural history of disease; population screening
5/26
 Reading
Recorded lecture
 
Case study - population screening
 
5/28-6/3
   Discussion Forum dates
 
6/2
 Mon Case study due
 
6/4
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
6/2
 Mon 1st examination posted on course web site
6/4
 Wed 1st peer evaluation due (via webform)
6/4
 Wed 1st student evaluation of TA due (via webform)
V. 

Study designs: intervention studies
6/2
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Intervention trials
 
6/4-6/10
   Discussion Forum dates
6/9
 Mon Case study due
 
6/11
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
VI. 

Study designs: cohort studies
6/9
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Cohort studies
 
6/11-6/17
   Discussion Forum dates
6/16
 Mon Case study due
 
6/18
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
6/18
 Wed 1st examination due
VII. 

Study designs: case-control studies
6/16
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Case-control studies
 
6/18-6/24
   Discussion Forum dates
6/23
 Mon Case study due
 
6/25
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
6/23
 Mon Begin writing final paper
VIII. 

Study designs: cross-sectional and ecologic studies
6/23
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Cross-sectional studies
 
6/25-7/1
   Discussion Forum dates
6/30
 Mon Case study due
 
7/2
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
6/30
 Mon 2nd examination posted on course web site
IX. 

Error: selection bias
6/30
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Selection bias
 
7/2-7/8
   Discussion Forum dates
7/7
 Mon Case study due
 
7/9
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
X. 

Error: information bias
7/7
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Information bias
 
7/9-7/15
   Discussion Forum dates
7/14
 Mon Case study due
 
7/16
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
7/16
 Wed 2nd examination due
XI. 

Multicausality: confounding
7/14
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
 
7/16-7/22
   Case study - Confounding
7/16-7/22
 Discussion Forum dates
7/21
 Mon Case study due
 
7/23
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
XII. 

Data analysis and interpretation; causal inference
7/21
 Mon Reading
Recorded lecture
Case study - Causal inference
 
7/23-7/29
   Discussion Forum dates
7/28
 Mon Case study due
 
7/30
   Discussion Forum Summary Due to TA (send by email)
(no new topic)
7/28
 Mon Finish up final paper and do 2nd peer evaluation
7/31
 Thu Final paper due
8/4
 Mon 2nd peer evaluation due
XIII. 

Role of epidemiology in public health
8/4
 Mon Recorded lecture
 
8/6-8/12
   Discussion Forum dates
8/11
 Mon Exercise - outbreak investigation (on-line)

rev. 5/2/2003 vs