Unit Code: EPI900

Unit Name: Analytical Epidemiology Project

Description: In this annualized course, MAE students will conduct an analytical study to assess or respond to health problems or needs using quantitative and/or qualitative methods that provides the evidence-base for health actions, policies or programmes. On successful completion of this course, students will elaborate the findings of the analytical study in a mini-thesis or a report of up to 10,000 words for public health professionals (i.e. it needs to meet the standards for publication in a peer reviewed journal) and other relevant stakeholders. The mini-thesis will include background and rationale for study; scope and quality of the literature review, study objectives and/or hypothesis, study design, definitions and measurement of study and outcome variables, potential biases and confounders, statistical methods, descriptive and analytical statistics, interpretation of the results, study limitations, conclusions, impact or potential impacts on the health problem/challenge, implications of findings for health policies, programmes, practice or for research. The report based on at least one of the three mini-theses in EPI 900, EPI901 or EPI 902 of the MAE programme, must be (a) communicated in an oral presentation at a national or international conference, and (b) prepared as an advanced draft for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. Design a research protocol (including study rationale, problem statement, aims, objectives, literature review and methods). 2. Implement an analytical study to assess or respond to health problems or needs using quantitative and/or qualitative methods that provides the evidence-base for health actions, policies or programmes. 3. Demonstrate mastery of implementing an analytical epidemiology study in a mini-thesis or a report of up to 10,000 words or more for public health professionals (i.e. it needs to meet the standards for publication in a peer reviewed journal) and other relevant stakeholders.

Prerequisite: EPI831, EPI832, EPI833, EPI834 and EPI835

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 60

Offered In: Semester 1,2