Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II

Statistical Reasoning in Public Health 2, Second Term 2011-2012

Course Schedule Homeworks/Exams Narrated Lectures Class Recordings References

Basic Course Information:

Course time: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 - 11:50 am
Course room: Becton-Dickinson Auditorium (W1020, Wolfe Street Building)
Instructor: John McGready
Teaching Assistants: Alyssa Frazee (Lead TA)
Elizabeth Sweeney
Sherlly Xie

Office hours: John M : 12:15-1:30 pm, Tuesday and Thursday: Room W2033 Wolfe St
Alyssa : 5-6 pm, Tuesday; 12:15 - 1:30 pm Thursday: Room W2033
9:30-10:30 am, Monday ; 9:00 - 10:00 Friday: Room W3513 (Biostatistics Library)

Sherlly: 5-6 pm, Wednesday: Room W2033
Elizabeth: 5-6 pm, Thursday: Room W2033

Brief Course Description: This introductory course is intended to provide students with a broad overview of biostatistical methods and concepts used in the public health sciences. The emphasis is on interpretation and concepts rather than calculations or mathematical details.
Prerequisites: Basic algebra skills, and an interest in understanding biostatistical methods at a conceptual level.
Grades: Grades will be based on three homework assignments (16.7% each for each of the assignments, 50% total), 2 quizzes (12.5% each, 25% total) and 1 final examination (25%) .

Homeworks

Homeworks must be submitted via the "Quiz Generator" application in Courseplus. You may discuss ways to approach homework with other students or TAs. However, each homework project must be your own independent work. Homeworks must be submitted by the due date and time. Solutions will be posted to the course webpage shortly after the due date and time.
You will recieve graded feedback on your homeworks electronically, generally within 1 week of the submission deadline.
Please note: homework is a critical part of the learning process: these three asssignments are intended to reinforce the key concepts covered in the course, relate them to each other, and tie them into the world of public health.

Quizzes and Final Exam

These will be closed book. Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 will each count for 12.5% of the final grade, and the final will count 25%. The quizzes will be about 45-50 minutes, and you will have up to 90 minutes to complete the final exam. The two course quizzes and the final exam will be administered online, via Courseplus and opened during a defined period of time.

Course time:		Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 - 11:50 am
Course room:		Becton-Dickinson Auditorium (W1020, Wolfe Street Building)
Instructor:		John McGready
Teaching Assistants:		Alyssa Frazee (Lead TA) Elizabeth Sweeney Sherlly Xie
Office hours:		John M : 12:15-1:30 pm, Tuesday and Thursday: Room W2033 Wolfe St Alyssa : 5-6 pm, Tuesday; 12:15 - 1:30 pm Thursday: Room W2033 9:30-10:30 am, Monday ; 9:00 - 10:00 Friday: Room W3513 (Biostatistics Library) Sherlly: 5-6 pm, Wednesday: Room W2033 Elizabeth: 5-6 pm, Thursday: Room W2033
Brief Course Description:		This introductory course is intended to provide students with a broad overview of biostatistical methods and concepts used in the public health sciences. The emphasis is on interpretation and concepts rather than calculations or mathematical details.
Prerequisites:		Basic algebra skills, and an interest in understanding biostatistical methods at a conceptual level.
Grades:		Grades will be based on three homework assignments (16.7% each for each of the assignments, 50% total), 2 quizzes (12.5% each, 25% total) and 1 final examination (25%) .
		Homeworks Homeworks must be submitted via the "Quiz Generator" application in Courseplus. You may discuss ways to approach homework with other students or TAs. However, each homework project must be your own independent work. Homeworks must be submitted by the due date and time. Solutions will be posted to the course webpage shortly after the due date and time. You will recieve graded feedback on your homeworks electronically, generally within 1 week of the submission deadline. Please note: homework is a critical part of the learning process: these three asssignments are intended to reinforce the key concepts covered in the course, relate them to each other, and tie them into the world of public health.
		Quizzes and Final Exam These will be closed book. Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 will each count for 12.5% of the final grade, and the final will count 25%. The quizzes will be about 45-50 minutes, and you will have up to 90 minutes to complete the final exam. The two course quizzes and the final exam will be administered online, via Courseplus and opened during a defined period of time.