Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko

Distance learning

McDonald J.H. 2016 Handbook of biological statistics. Available at: http://www.biostathandbook.com/HandbookBioStatThird.pdf https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/epidemiology-uninitiated https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/statistics-square-one https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg6/resources/the-guidelines-manual-appendicesbi-2549703709/chapter/appendix-e-methodology-checklist-casecontrol-studies https://www.nice.org.uk/process/pmg6/resources/the-guidelines-manual-appendices-bi-2549703709/chapter/appendix-d-methodology-checklist-cohort-studies

Methods: Online e-tivities, online workshop.

CRITERIA BASED EVALUATION OF A STUDY UNIT ASSIGNMENT
IN MASTER STUDIES at National Framework of Degrees 7-level (NQF 7)

Foci of assessment: Knowledge base, Problem solving, Development: and Communication.

• English

01.01.2021 - 31.07.2021

23.11.2020 - 24.01.2021

• CYJ21KJ

20 - 30

Korkeakouluyksikkö D /YAMK

Teija-Kaisa Aholaakko, Elsi Haverinen

Complementary competence, master’s studies in English (CYJ2), Generic studies

Laurea Tikkurila

5 credits

H-5

Assignments:
1 e-tivity: Definition for Epidemiology. By 31st Jan 2021
2 e-tivity: Definition for Biostatistics. By 31st Jan 2021
3 e-tivity: Global Health statistic concepts and parameters. By 31st Jan 2021
4 e-tivity: Basics of Outbreak. 2nd Feb 2021.
5 e-tivity: Outbreak report. 28th Feb 2021.
6 e-tivity: Research table of epidemiological studies. By 31st March 2021
7 e-tivity: Quality of epidemiological studies. 31st March 2021
8 e-tivity: Syndromic surveillance in migrant centers. 4th May 2021.

Online lectures workshops 12 hours
Individual and pair work by completing e-tivities123 hours.

The student is able to
• to analyze the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
• to analyze and implement surveillance data in infection prevention
• to implement epidemiological tools in infection prevention and outbreak management

Content:
• introduction on health care statistics and their application in clinical practice and public health
• basics on epidemiology and biostatistics and their application in clinical practice and public health
• epidemiological and intervention study process
• outbreak management

Methods: Online lectures, e-tivities, workshops.

Teams work space + Canvas.

Satisfactory (1) To gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care widely. To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically. Satisfactory (1) To solve problems in epidemiology in health care development and/or innovation activities. Satisfactory (1) To recognize and analyze focuses of epidemiology in health care development making use of the knowledge base. Satisfactory (1) To communicate about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care clearly both orally and in writing.

Good (3) To gather, process, produce and evaluate information about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly. Good (3) To solve problems in epidemiology in health care development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields. Good (3) To create target-oriented, justified development plans for epidemiology in health care considering the community. Good (3) To communicate about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Focus of assessment: Knowledge base Excellent (5) The student is able To create a consistent knowledge base for epidemiology and biostatistics in health care context making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion. Focus of assessment: Problem solving: Excellent (5) The student is able To solve demanding problems in development and/or innovation activities in epidemiology in health care where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields. Focus of assessment: Development: Excellent (5) The student is able To develop the activities of the epidemiology in health care competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion. Focus of assessment: Communication: Excellent (5) The student is able To communicate about epidemiology and biostatistics in health care convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.