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CHS 714 - Critical Evaluation of Epidemiologic Research

(3 units)
Students will apply epidemiologic concepts they have learned in previous coursework to the critical evaluation of epidemiologic studies published in the literature.

Prerequisite(s): CHS 708 ; CHS 712 ; CHS 713 ; CHS 780 .

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to critically review published epidemiologic studies using structured and unstructured approaches.
2. Students will be able to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different study designs with respect to a given research question.
3. Students will be able to recognize methodological challenges in epidemiologic studies.
4. Students will be able to identify threats to validity (selection bias, confounding, information bias) in specific study contexts and identify issues of internal validity versus external validity.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how Type 1 and Type 2 error influence interpretation of epidemiologic study results.


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