UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EPM5011 Biostatistics practical project: double unit

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

EPM5011 Biostatistics practical project: double unit is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1, Semester 2 and Full year at Alfred Hospital. It needs EPM5004, MPH5040, EPM5002, EPM5005, EPM5009, EPM5003 and EPM5014.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Semester 1, Semester 2, Full year
Alfred Hospital
Assessment
No exam
1 task

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters of Biostatistics.

Overview

Students will be exposed to real-life biostatistical problems in an academic health research environment, industry or government under supervision by an experienced biostatistician with a staff or honorary appointment at Monash University. They will be allocated, or may select, 1 or more research projects, and required to make regular contact with the associated health research personnel together with the supervisor. Under the guidance of the supervisor, the student will assume responsibility for statistical aspects of the relevant research project(s), and perform an analysis of appropriate complexity for the project then present and interpret the results in a written and oral form.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterAlfred HospitalDe
Second semesterAlfred HospitalDe
Full yearAlfred HospitalDe

Assessment

  • Written report
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Appreciate the challenges facing a biostatistician in professional practice.

  2. 2

    Demonstrate strategies for elicitation of pertinent research questions and associated biostatistical issues from a health or medical research project.

  3. 3

    Collaborate with a medical researcher in devising a strategy for statistical analysis of the research data.

  4. 4

    Perform data integrity checks and an appropriate statistical analysis.

  5. 5

    Present the results and their interpretation in a written report suitable for presentation to a clinical research journal.

Workload and teaching

20 hours per week.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Andrew Forbes
Unit Coordinators
Professor Andrew Forbes

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EPM5011?

You need EPM5004, MPH5040, EPM5002, EPM5005, EPM5009, EPM5003 and EPM5014 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is EPM5011 offered?

In 2020, EPM5011 runs in Semester 1, Semester 2 and Full year at Alfred Hospital.

Does EPM5011 have an exam?

No. EPM5011 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202020212022