HLTH 485 Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Business

This course provides an introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics to the student with minimal training in public health, the biomedical sciences, and statistics. It is important for the student to be able to identify causal factors and modes of transmission with the assistance of statistical tools and biomedical information, as well as for the student to reflect the primary aim of epidemiology.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussion: Levels of Prevention

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for one (1) discussion within this course. The thread must be at least 500 words, demonstrate course-related knowledge, and include at least 1 scholarly reference, 1 textbook reference, and 1 reference from the Bible (a total of 3 references). In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 250 words and include at least 1 scholarly reference and 1 reference from the Bible.

Activity Assignments (7)

The student will complete 7 activity assignments, provided by the instructor, that contain various tables, matching, and listing questions. These activities will help the student understand bio-statistical and epidemiological issues, measures, and computations.

PowerPoint Presentation Assignments (3)

The student will use a descriptive epidemiologic approach to explore a health problem in detail and create a thorough PowerPoint presentation on the topic. Through this project, the student will gain experience in describing and analyzing the distribution of a health disorder in a population. The student will become familiar with various sources of data for the epidemiologic description of a health disorder. In addition, the student will enhance his/her ability to make sound epidemiologic judgments related to public health problems. This assignment is separated into 3 parts:

• Quiz: PowerPoint Presentation: Topic Selection Assignment
• PowerPoint Presentation: Reference and Outline Assignment
• PowerPoint Presentation: Final Assignment

Refer to each assignment’s instructions and grading rubric for details.

Case Study Assignment

The student will evaluate a case study of an epidemiological issue. The case study will contain multiple calculations and short answer questions that must be completed and submitted.

Quizzes (3)

There are 3 main quizzes which will cover the Learn material for the assigned modules. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 30 multiple-choice, true/false, and/or matching questions have a 2-hour time limit. And one title quiz for your PowerPoint presentation.