Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;

integrate professional resources;

engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and

express thoughts clearly and logically.

Course Outcomes

This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Apply probabilistic, biostatistical, and epidemiological terminology and core concepts to public health issues.

CO3: Critique proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies or research.

CO6: Explain the importance of epidemiology for informing scientific, ethical, economic, and policy development related to public health issues.

CO7: Examine epidemiologic, biologic, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases.

Due Date

This discussion follows the standard discussion participation requirements as outlined in the Syllabus. You are required to post a minimum of three times in each discussion. These three posts must be on a minimum of two separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday of Week 1. To receive credit for a week’s discussion, you may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each module opens.

Requirements

Review the discussion grading rubric by clicking the Options icon and select the Show Rubric button. You can see the evaluation criteria and points associated for each criterion.

Discussions should elicit thoughtful discourse among peers,?similar to?those in a physical classroom, and serve as a platform for fluid exchange of ideas, weaving your understanding of the week’s concept to the given topic. Clarity of writing, rules of grammar, and punctuation are important. Research might be required on your part to be an informed participant, with proper credit given to original authors and sources to meet Chamberlain University’s plagiarism policies, but Discussions?are not?asking you to write a scholarly essay.

Please acquaint yourself with the attendance requirements?for this course, purpose,?and?participation requirement?by visiting the?Discussion Participation?section of the?Syllabus.?

To post, click Reply below.

Preparing the Assignment

Discussion Prompt

Epidemiology is the foundation of public health and has often had a pivotal role in shaping not only public health but human history in response to diseases or through research that has been completed. It is important to understand completely the impact that epidemiology has had. In order to do this, please select either a major epidemic/pandemic, milestone, or triumph as listed in your text and discuss this. Your discussion should include:

A brief description of the major epidemic/pandemic, milestone, or triumph

The population or segment of population that it effected

The distribution of the disease or impact of the triumph/milestone

Determinants associated with your topic

Specific statistics, such as mortality rates or survival rates

Interventions associated with your topic

Any ethical considerations

You should also consider the statics involved. This includes any research questions or hypotheses that may have been involved and the type of data that was collected.

DQ2 Getting Started with Stats

Purpose

Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;

integrate professional resources;

engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and

express thoughts clearly and logically.

Course Outcomes

This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Apply probabilistic, biostatistical, and epidemiological terminology and core concepts to public health issues.

CO3: Critique proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies or research.

CO6: Explain the importance of epidemiology for informing scientific, ethical, economic, and policy development related to public health issues.

CO7: Examine epidemiologic, biologic, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases.

Due Date

This discussion follows the standard discussion participation requirements as outlined in the Syllabus. You are required to post a minimum of three times in each discussion. These three posts must be on a minimum of two separate days. You must respond to the initial discussion question by 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday of Week 1. To receive credit for a week’s discussion, you may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each module opens.

Requirements

Review the discussion grading rubric by clicking the Options icon and select the Show Rubric button. You can see the evaluation criteria and points associated for each criterion.

Discussions should elicit thoughtful discourse among peers,?similar to?those in a physical classroom, and serve as a platform for fluid exchange of ideas, weaving your understanding of the week’s concept to the given topic. Clarity of writing, rules of grammar, and punctuation are important. Research might be required on your part to be an informed participant, with proper credit given to original authors and sources to meet Chamberlain University’s plagiarism policies, but Discussions?are not?asking you to write a scholarly essay.

Please acquaint yourself with the attendance requirements?for this course, purpose,?and?participation requirement?by visiting the?Discussion Participation?section of the?Syllabus.?

To post, click Reply below.

Preparing the Assignment

Discussion Prompt

Epidemiology involves scientific studies of the population to produce better health outcomes. Biostatistics is an integral part of epidemiology.

Please provide the reason behind this and the relationship between the two. Also, provide the steps that are taken in the research process including example hypotheses, questions, types of variables, and the two types of research that are used. Finally, explain what validity and reliability mean in your own words.