January 15, 1998

Introduction and Course Overview

January 22, 1998

Epidemiology and Health Care Management

January 29, 1998

Measurement Issues
*COMPUTER INSTRUCTION 1 - INTRODUCTION SELF TEST DUE*

February 5, 1998

Descriptive Epidemiological Measures

February 12, 1998

Strategic Planning and its Epidemiological Basis
*FIRST SELF ASSESSMENT EXAM DUE*

February 19, 1998

Evaluating Health Care Programs
*Computer instruction 2 - study design self test due*

February 26, 1998

Communicable Disease Control

March 5, 1998

Environment and Technology Assessment
*COMPUTER INSTRUCTION 3 - QUANTIFYING DATA SELF TEST DUE*

March 12, 1998

Use of Epidemiologic Data in Managing Health Care Systems and Legal Considerations in Epidemiology
*PAPER TOPIC DUE*
*SECOND SELF ASSESSMENT EXAM DUE*

March 19, 1998

Spring Break - No Class

March 26, 1998

Epidemiology and Health Care Quality Management
*COMPUTER INSTRUCTION 4 - INTERPRETING DATA SELF TEST DUE*

April 2, 1998

Epidemiology and the Public Policy Process
*THIRD SELF ASSESSMENT EXAM DUE*

April 9, 1998

Paper Presentations

April 16, 1998

Paper Presentations
*Written paper due*

April 23, 1998

Paper Presentations

April 30, 1998

*FINAL EXAM CASE ANALYSIS DUE*

May 7, 1998

Last Day of Class