Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to translate the methods of inferential statistics and acquire skills necessary to perform experimental and epidemiological studies.
Course Content:
The course includes topics such as epidemiology, standardization, non-parametric skills and various problem solving skills.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Practice
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B: lab study
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to; |
Programme learning outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1.explain the description of epidemiology, | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 2. list the types of epidemiological research designs | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 3. list sampling methods | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 4. explain the importance of the sample size determination | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 5. define statistical decision theory | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 6. list the errors that are made during the decision process | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 7. list the significance tests and to distinguish significance tests according | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| to the characteristics of the data. | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 8. define the parametric and the nonparametric tests | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| 9. design and apply a reseach study, evaluate and interpret the results. | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
| explain the description of epidemiology, | PLO 9,15 | 1, 2, 3, 4, | A, B |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT (1.st semester) | |||
| Week | Theoretical Topics | Study Materials | |
| Week 1 |
Epidemiology (Sampling, data collection
and data processing) |
Recommended resources | |
| Week 2 | Standardization methods | Recommended resources | |
| Week 3 |
Statistical decision theory, test of
hypotheses and significance |
Recommended resources | |
| Week 4 |
Test of hypotheses and significance in
small samples |
Recommended resources | |
| Week 5 |
Test of hypotheses and significance in
large samples |
Recommended resources | |
| Week 6 | Nonparametric statistics | Recommended resources | |
| Week 7 | Risks and odds in medical decision | Recommended resources | |
| Week 8 | Confidence intervals | Recommended resources | |
| Week 9 | Linear regression and correlations | Recommended resources | |
| Week 10 | Introduction to Epidemiology | Recommended resources | |
| Week 11 |
Computer applications of tests of
significance |
Recommended resources | |
| Week 12 | General review and problem solving | Recommended resources | |
| Week 13 | General review and problem solving | Recommended resources | |
| Week 14 | General review and problem solving | Recommended resources | |
Recommended Sources
| Textbook |
-Course hand-outs given by the instructor
-Dawson, Beth Trapp, Robert G., Basic and Clinical Biostatistics, Lange Medical Books/ McGrow--‐Hill NewYork 2004 -Glantz, Stanton A., Primer of Biostatistics, McGrow--‐Hill NewYork 2002. -Daniel Wayne W., A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences. 9th edition, Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, 2009. -Armitage, P., Statistical Methods and in medical Research, Blackwell Science Oxford 2002. |
| Additional Resources |
- Lecture notes
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Photocopy shareable. |
| Assignments | Sharable. |
| Exams | Not shareable. |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Quiz | - | - |
| Homework | - | - |
| Total | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Integrating basic medical sciences in clinical sciences and using this information in all procedures of the patient. | X | |||||
| 15 | Following international literature, evaluating publications critically and integration of research results and evidence based dentistry during practice. | X | |||||
ECTS
| Activity | NUMBER |
Duration (Hours ) |
Total workload (Hours ) |
| Course duration 1st semester ( theoretical) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Studies outside the class ( 1st semester ) | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL | 25 | ||
| Total workload /25 | 1 | ||
| ECTS credits of the course | 1 |