19.575 Introduction to Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Fall 2009

Instructor: David Kriebel

Department of Work Environment

Revised 9/8/2009

Credits: 3
Location: Kitson 208
Schedule: Thursdays, 6:00 to 8:50 p.m.
Offices: 200 Kitson Hall
Telephone: 978-934-3270 (Kriebel)
email: David_Kriebel@uml.edu
Office hours: Mondays 3-5 p.m., Thursdays 5 - 6 p.m.
Teaching Assistant: Adel Abou Ali. email: adel202@hotmail.com

Course Description
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations, and the risk factors associated with diseases. This course provides an introduction to epidemiology and the associated biostatistical methods that constitute the principal quantitative methods for disease prevention. Topics include: measures of disease frequency, measures of central tendency and spread, rates and risks, precision and validity, bias, simple linear regression, and the important study designs (population surveys, cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies).