POPH8317 Public Health Surveillance

Offered By	National Ctre for Epidemiology & Population Health
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Population Health
Offered in	First Semester, 2012
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The Public Health Surveillance course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to undertake health surveillance in the field.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of this course students will be able to: Define surveillance and describe the different types of surveillance systems. Assess how surveillance data is used. Develop the skills required to describe a surveillance system, determine a systems’ usefulness and evaluate the attributes of a surveillance system. Apply CDC and other frameworks for the evaluation of surveillance systems.
Indicative Assessment	In-class assessment 20% Assignment 80%
Workload	Attendance and participation at a four day intensive program (approx 32 hours) plus additional time spent on pre-reading, self-directed study and completing the assessment requirements as per a 6-unit course load.
Course Classification(s)	SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Requisite Statement	Permission from Program Convener required.
Recommended Courses	Assumed Knowledge: Students enrolled in this course are required a completion of undergraduate degree and Masters level courses on Epidemiology and Biostatistics from a recognised School of Public Health (either in Australia or internationally), or completion of Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Fundamentals of Biostatistics short courses held at the ANU. Recommended courses: POPH8313 Analysis of public health data POPH8316 Outbreak Investigation POPH8315 Methods in Applied Epidemiological Research
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Prescribed Texts	Aileen Plant & Charles Watson, Communicable Disease Control. IP Communication, Victoria 2008. ISBN: 978-0-9804586-0-2
Technology Requirements	Standard IT and library access
Academic Contact	Martyn Kirk

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