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INF6535   Analysis of Health Information   (15 credits)

 
Year Running: 2016/2017
Credit level: F7
Additional Information   Only available to students on INFT126, INFT127, INFT128, INFT167, INFT168, INFT169

Description

The Analysis of Health Information module will introduce students to the principles and practice of the quantitative analysis of health information. It will concentrate on the application of the principles of statistical analyses of health information including inferential statistics and epidemiology. The course will also examine the use of these techniques in medical and health research. The delivery will be by distance learning and students will be encouraged to use relevant software package to gain hands-on experience in analysing health information to solve practical problems.

 

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 130.0
Lecture 10.0
Problem Solving 10.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 100 % S2
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.