Center for Injury Research and Policy - Injury Epidemiology Course Details

INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE DETAILS

GOALS:

To increase knowledge and understanding about injury as a major public health problem.
To familiarize students with specific methodologies for studying, controlling, and preventing injuries.
To introduce students to the scope of the research literature in injury epidemiology and improve their ability to read critically.
To familiarize students with the current state of knowledge in an array of important injury topics.
To describe the planning, implementation, and evaluation of injury prevention programs.

OBJECTIVES:
Following this course, students should be able to:

Describe the magnitude of the public health problem posed by injury.
Understand epidemiologic methodology for injury research.
Identify factors contributing to specific injuries and methods to influence these factors.
Recognize and take advantage of opportunities for reducing injury and for increasing injury control research and advocacy.

CEPH COMPETENCIES (MPH):

Recognize the importance of epidemiology for informing scientific, ethical, economic and political discussion of health issues.
Describe a public health problem in terms of magnitude, person, time and place.
Utilize the basic terminology and definitions of epidemiology.
Identify key sources of data for epidemiologic purposes.
Evaluate the strengths and limitations of epidemiologic studies reported in the literature, including an assessment of the internal validity of the design and the appropriateness of the analysis.
Demonstrate familiarity with the basic content and issues in at least two substantive areas of application in epidemiology (e.g., cardiovascular epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, chronic disease epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology, injury epidemiology).

EVALUATION:

1. Class participation 50%

Student will be graded on class attendance and participation.

2. Final Exam: 50%

The final written exam will cover material from course lectures and the required readings. Students will be permitted to use course notes during the final exam.

ACCOMMODATION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
If you need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability, you should contact the Course Coordinator, Dr. Xiang, to arrange an appointment as soon as possible. At the appointment you will have the opportunity to discuss the course format, anticipate your individual needs and explore potential accommodations. Dr. Xiang will rely on the Office for Disability Services for assistance in verifying the need for accommodations and developing accommodation strategies. If you believe you need accommodation and have not previously contacted the Office for Disability Services, you are encouraged to do so.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an environment that fosters excellence in teaching, research, and other educational and scholarly activities. Thus, The Ohio State University, the College of Public Health, and the Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) expect that all students have read and understood the University’s Code of Student Conduct and the College’s Student Handbook, and that all students will complete all academic and scholarly assignments with fairness and honesty. The Code of Student Conduct and other information on academic integrity and academic misconduct can be found at the COAM web pages. Students must recognize that failure to follow the rules and guidelines established in the University’s Code of Student Conduct, the Student Handbook, and in the syllabi for their courses may constitute “Academic Misconduct.”

The Ohio State University’s Code of Student Conduct (Section 3335-23-04) defines academic misconduct as: “Any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the University, or subvert the educational process.” Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to) plagiarism, collusion (unauthorized collaboration), copying the work of another student, and possession of unauthorized materials during an examination. Please note that the use of material from the Internet without appropriate acknowledgment and complete citation is plagiarism just as it would be if the source were printed material. Further examples are found in the Student Handbook. Ignorance of the Code of Student Conduct and the Student Handbook is never considered an “excuse” for academic misconduct.

If the Course Coordinator, Dr. Xiang, suspects a student of academic misconduct in a course, he is obligated by University Rules to report these suspicions to the University’s Committee on Academic Misconduct. If COAM determines that the student has violated the University’s Code of Student Conduct (i.e., committed academic misconduct), the sanctions for the misconduct could include a failing grade in the course and suspension or dismissal from the University. If you have any questions about the above policy or what constitutes academic misconduct in this course, please contact Dr. Xiang.