UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EPM5015 Biostatistics practical project: single unit

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

EPM5015 Biostatistics practical project: single unit is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It needs EPM5009, EPM5003, EPM5014, EPM5004, MPH5040, EPM5002 and EPM5005.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Semester 1, Semester 2
Alfred Hospital
Assessment
No exam
1 task

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

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

Overview

This unit will involve students being exposed to a real-life biostatistical problem arising in an academic health research environment or industry. They will be supervised by an experienced biostatistician with a staff or honorary appointment at Monash University. Students will be allocated, or may select, one research project to be involved in, and will be required to make regular contact with the associated health research personnel together with the supervisor. The student will perform an analysis of appropriate complexity for the project and present and interpret the results in a written form to the health researcher and supervisor.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterAlfred HospitalOnline
Second semesterAlfred 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.

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 EPM5015?

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

When is EPM5015 offered?

In 2022, EPM5015 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, with an online option.

Does EPM5015 have an exam?

No. EPM5015 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available