Health Indicators and Health Surveys

Subject POPH90117 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught online/distance.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 29-Feb-2016 to 29-May-2016
Assessment Period End 24-Jun-2016
Last date to Self-Enrol 11-Mar-2016
Census Date 31-Mar-2016
Last date to Withdraw without fail 06-May-2016


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: None
Total Time Commitment:

170 hours
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Coordinator

Prof John Carlin

Contact

john.carlin@unimelb.edu.au

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Currently enrolled students:

Future Students:

Subject Overview:

Topics include: routinely collected health-related data; quantitative methods in demography, including standardisation and life tables; health differentials; design and analysis of population health surveys, including the role of stratification, clustering and weighting.
Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this unit, students should be able to derive and compare population measures of mortality, illness, fertility and survival, be aware of the main sources of routinely collected health data and their advantages and disadvantages' and be able to collect primary data by a well-designed survey and analyse and interpret it appropriately.
Assessment:
  • One written assignment (approx 6 hours of work) due week 4 of Semester (20%)
  • One written assignment (approx 10 hours of work) due week 7 of semester (30%)
  • One written assignment (approx 8 hours of work) due week 10 of semester (25%)
  • One written assignment (approx 8 hours of work) due end of semester (25%)
Prescribed Texts:

Scheaffer RL, Mendenhall W, Ott RL. Elementary Survey Sampling. 7th edition. Wadsworth 2011. ISBN 9780840053619

Resources Provided to Students: Printed course notes and assignment material will be provided to students by mail (including electronic media).

Special Computer Requirements: SAS or Stata Statistical software, and Microsoft Excel
Recommended Texts:

None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Independent problem solving, clarity of written expression, sound communication of technical concepts.
Links to further information: http://www.mspgh.unimelb.edu.au
Notes:

This subject is not available in the Master of Public Health.
Related Course(s): Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics
Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics
Master of Biostatistics
Postgraduate Diploma in Biostatistics

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