HLTH 493
Epidemiology Capstone
Public Health
College of Life Sciences
Course Description
Culminating experience for public health epidemiology students. Students will develop an epidemiologic research question, identify an appropriate source of data to analyze, conduct a quantitative data analysis to address their research question, and write a structured report summarizing their research question, methodogical approach, findings, and conclusions.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 10: A, B, C, D, E, T, I (Standard grade rule with a T option)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Can be concurrent with HLTH 312 and HLTH 316.
Title
Literature Review
Learning Outcome
Conduct a systematic review of published literature pertinent to their research question.
Title
Research Proposal
Learning Outcome
Write a proposal outlining their background and rationale, research question, source of data, and data analysis plan.
Title
Research Question and Hypotheses
Learning Outcome
Develop an epidemiologic research question and associated hypotheses.
Title
Quantitative Data Analysis
Learning Outcome
Perform a quantitative data analysis to evaluate their research question.
Title
Manuscript
Learning Outcome
Write a structured manuscript reporting their research findings.
