COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CANCER EPIDEMIOLGY AND ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OKE 5002 CANCER EPIDEMIOLGY AND ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

CANCER APIDEMIOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA ELLIDOKUZ

Offered to

Canser Epidemiology
CANCER APIDEMIOLOGY

Course Objective

In survival analysis censored variable concept, survival analysis on the period of special risk and risk ratio concepts, life table survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, comparative survival analysis, univariate methods, , multivariate methods in survival analysis , other multivariate methods in cancer research, multi-regression, logistic regression, ANOVA, MANOVA, Sensitivity-specificity analysis, analysis of ROC curves, advanced ecological analysis, geographic information systems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to perform works within the framework of the ethical rules in the field of cancer epidemiology.
2   . Be able to apply basic statistical methods specific to cancer research.
3   Capable of taking of records of objective data suitable for statistical analysis.
4   Knows special statistical methods.
5   Be able to statistically evaluate the literature studies and criticizes them
6   Thesis, as well as other activities related to cancer epidemiology, plans, implements, and the author presents and converts it for publication.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 In survival analysis of censored variable concept
2 In survival analysis period specific concepts of risk and risk ratio
3 Life-table analysis of survival-1
4 Life-table analysis of survival-2
5 Kaplan-Meier survival analysis method-1
6 Kaplan-Meier survival analysis method-2
7 Comparative survival analysis, univariate methods
8 In the multivariate survival analysis methods-1
9 In the multivariate survival analysis methods-2
10 Other multivariate methods in cancer: multiple regression, logistic regression
11 Other multivariate methods in cancer: ANOVA, MANOVA
12 Sensitivity-specificity analysis
13 ROC curves and analysis
14 Advanced ecological analysis
15 Geographic information systems
16 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Cancer Epidemiyology Principles and Methods.(Internationel Agency for Research on Cancer) WHO
2.Textbook of Cancer Epidemiyology (Hans-Abu Ademi, David Hunter, Dimitrios Trichopoulor) 2002, Oxford University.
3. Sağlıkta Araştırma Teknikleri ve Analiz Yöntemleri (Prof.Dr.Gazanfer Aksakoğlu)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Lectures, the topics in-class activities (presentations and assignments) to consolidate and discussion and home work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.20 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.20 +RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define outlined which will evaluate with exam and homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 16 2 32
Tutorials 16 2 32
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 19 19
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

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