Code
STAT6000
Credits
25
Graduate Attributes
Students will be provided an introduction to the fundamental principles of research methods and epidemiology, biostatistics, their use and relevance in health research. The emphasis is on application of these designs and methods to topics that may include, but are not limited to, chronic diseases; infectious diseases; environmental, social, behavioural and nutritional factors; sexual health; and occupational health.
Lecture
1.5 Hours Weekly
Tutorial
1.5 Hours Weekly
Unit Learning Outcomes
- 1 Apply fundamental principles of epidemiology in public health, and identify key sources of relevant data
- 2 Critically assess research studies and identify how to remedy deficiencies
- 3 Systematically search and synthesise the peer-reviewed literature to formulate explicit study hypotheses, objectives and/or research questions
- 4 Apply statistical tests, analytical methods and relevant technology to analyse different types of data
Course Learning Outcomes
- 1 . apply sexological and relevant public health knowledge to protect, maintain and restore the health of communities
- 2 . synthesise and evaluate available evidence to inform decision making in the pursuit of innovative solutions in sexological public health settings
- 3 . locate, extract, interpret and assess relevant information from a range of sources and use it to support academic debate about and practical solutions to sexological issues
- 4 . communicate effectively with community members to promote understanding of sexological issues and disseminate sexological research to academic and professional audiences
- 5 . embrace appropriate technologies to enhance the production and dissemination of sexological knowledge and practice
Assessment Breakdown