Clinic on Meaningful Modeling of Epidemiological Data
Estimated cost:
More than R20 000
Field Of Study:
Research Methodology
Department Name:
DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA)
Objectives:
The goals of MMED are for participants to be able to effectively:¿ Explain dynamic principles and their role in the epidemiology of infectious diseases
¿ Create a model world to address a research question
¿ Describe and compare diverse modeling frameworks
¿ Understand how to implement simple models
¿ Explain and apply the conceptual framework for fitting models to data, and implement technical methods for simple model-fitting problems
¿ Understand fundamental principles in statistics including bias, inference and variance
¿ Understand key principles of study design and data collection
¿ Communicate about research with those outside their discipline
¿ Organize international, interdisciplinary collaborations to produce research products (oral presentation and written report) on a given timeline
Entry Requirement:
Professional 4-year Bachelor’s degree /Bachelor Honours degree or Equivalent Qualification
Certificate Type:
Attendance
Delivery Mode:
Contact
Duration:
2 weeks
Presentation Language:
English
Contact Person Name:
F Bruce
Contact Person Email:
faikah@sun.ac.za
Contact Person Phone:
(021) 8082589
Latest Year Offered:
2024