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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Measuring Disease in Epidemiology by Imperial College London

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About the Course

Epidemiological research is ubiquitous. Even if you don’t realise it, you come across epidemiological studies and the impact of their findings every single day. You have probably heard that obesity is increasing in high income countries or that malaria is killing millions of people in low income countries. It is common knowledge that smoking causes cancer and that physical activity is protective against heart disease. These facts may seem obvious today, but it took decades of epidemiological research to produce the necessary evidence. In this course, you will learn the fundamental tools of epidemiology which are essential to conduct such studies, starting with the measures used to describe the frequency of a disease or health-related condition. You will also learn how to quantify the strength of an association and discuss the distinction between association and causation. In the second half of the course, you will use this knowledge to describe different strategies for prevention, identify strengths and weaknesses of diagnostic tests and consider when a screening programme is appropriate....

Top reviews

EC

Jul 26, 2020

Excellent videos, very clearlyy explained and perfect use of example to get the ideas and definitions through. I would recommend this course to anyone.

AA

Jan 15, 2021

This is a great introduction to both the Coursera Specialization where it belongs. The lectures, quizzes and other contents are engaging and well-made.

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By B S

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Jan 11, 2021

Not able to in enroll the course

By Jocelin L

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Feb 6, 2021

The instructor has an accent which made understanding him difficult. I had to look at the transcript instead of the videos.

The videos were basic but did not provide sufficient information on how calculations should be made. For example, in week 2, the sleeping students were used (which is a silly example) and it was not clearly shown who the unexposed is because both denominators are the same (n=10).

If this is a part of the Master program, I will surely not sign up with Imperial College. There are no real-life examples and the sleeping students illustration is even lower than for the undergrads.

By mari u

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Mar 22, 2020

course with little explanation and where students are unable to do the proposed activities. Unfortunately, this course does not add anything to my career and I would like to remove it from my list of courses. Too bad

By Zakarie M O

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Feb 21, 2023

Thank you so much Guys.

I have received my Certificate on Measuring Disease in Epidemiology.

But I have a concern, my name was not appear in the Certificate.

So is it an error or not.

Thank you

By Joanne J

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Jul 26, 2020

Lecturer cannot articulate very well in English and enough examples were not given for the different ratios.

By Nicolas C T

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Mar 12, 2019

Worst course of the platform!