MSc Clinical Dentistry (Paediatric Dentistry) / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Biostatistics
Unit code | DENT70001 |
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Credit rating | 15 |
Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The Biostatistics unit is an interactive online course, mandatory to all PGT students of the Division of Dentistry complementing the School's other mandatory unit, namely Research Methods.
'Biostatistics' provides students with an introduction to key material required for the design, analysis and interpretation of clinical and clinically-related research and the production of a high quality dissertation.
The course will run over a 12-week period, supplemented with timetabled face-to-face sessions which will be used to consolidate the online material and provide the students with an opportunity to discuss the topics in person.
Topics covered include:
- Collection and summary of data
- Sampling and probability
- Estimation and confidence intervals
- Comparing groups and sample size calculations
- Contingency tables
- Correlation and regression
- Reliability and validity
- Hypothesis testing
Aims
The unit aims to produce students who are competent in the data collection, simple analysis and interpretation of clinical or clinically-related research projects. The latter may include medical education, public health and basic-science areas such as genetics, microbiology or biomaterials.
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Written assignment (inc essay) | 100% |
Feedback methods
Feedback given within the required timeframes, onto students' submitted assignments, directly via Blackboard.
Study hours
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 150 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Ting-Li Su | Unit coordinator |