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A Basic Computer Assisted Learning Package for Epidemiology Students

A comprehensive and intuitive program for epidemiology students to learn and practice epidemiological and statistical techniques, demography, and research design. Includes expert commentaries and glossary.

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A Basic Computer Assisted Learning Package for Epidemiology Students

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  1. A Basic Computer Assisted Learning Package for Epidemiology Students Charles Florey Dept of Epidemiology & Public Health University of Dundee http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~cdvflore

  2. The Author Charles Florey MD, MPH

  3. Contributors David Baty Iain Crombie Charles Florey Phil Hanlon Jean McCullough Raymond Moir Simon Ogston Dean Phillips Daphne Russell Fiona Williams

  4. The Curriculum • Epidemiological and statistical techniques • Demography • Research design

  5. Module Topic Topic Topic Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Program Structure Module Topic Topic Topic Expert Commentaries & Glossary

  6. The Program

  7. Population Pyramids

  8. Self Assessment

  9. Using Studying Populations with PowerPoint Three factors influence the shape of the pyramid: Fertility Rate        Migration        Mortality In this exercise, you can see how changes in these factors affect the pyramid for the undeveloped country.

  10. Three factors influence the shape of the pyramid: Fertility Rate        Migration        Mortality In this exercise, you can see how changes in these factors affect the pyramid for the undeveloped country.

  11. Studying Populations • The Student’s Program • The Toolkit • total control over content • extensive documentation

  12. Advantages of SP • Ready to use as is, available to students to download. • Is intuitive to use because it is in the help file format. • Uses software likely to be available for foreseeable future (Microsoft help file, Web Pages).

  13. Advantages of SP (2) • User can access the Internet without changing to a conventional browser • Can be continuously expanded by teachers anywhere in the world using free software and no programming skills

  14. Conclusion An industry standard interface makes it possible to: • Start learning epidemiology immediately • Write your own CAL and share it with others

  15. Click here to DownloadStudying Populations

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