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Workload
Education level
Study areas
Responsible person
Hours per week
Coordinating university
3 ECTS
R - Doctoral programme
Human Medicine
Thomas Forstner
2 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites
(*)Zulassung zum Doktoratsstudium Medical Sciences
SE Fundamentals of scientific research and general skills: Basic Statistics
Original study plan
Doctoral programme Medical Sciences 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Students can independently plan, analyze, and present clinical trials. They will design study plans, apply statistical methods, and communicate results effectively, ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory standards.
Skills
Knowledge
Identifying key information to plan a clinical trial.
Applying statistical methods for data analysis and sample size estimation.
Writing a study plan (including application forms for institutional review board and statistical analysis plan)
Developing statistical analysis plans and study reports.
Presenting clinical trial results.
Study design.
Statistical methods for data analysis.
Ethical and regulatory considerations in clinical trials.
Interpretation and presentation of clinical trial data.
Criteria for evaluation
Attendance of 80% is mandatory. It is not possible to achieve a positive grade, if requirements concerning attendance cannot be fulfilled. The final grade is based on a seminar paper and presentation of this seminar paper. The seminar paper covers a study plan and study report of a simulated clinical trial (trial data provided by the course instructor). The seminar paper can be written in groups.
Language
English
Changing subject?
No
Corresponding lecture
(*)405FUSCFUS5S19: SE Fundamentals of scientific research and general skills V (3 ECTS)
