Studienhandbuch | KS Epidemiology and Empirical Health Economics

Inhalt

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Workload	Ausbildungslevel	Studienfachbereich	VerantwortlicheR	Semesterstunden	Anbietende Uni
4 ECTS	M1 - Master 1. Jahr	Volkswirtschaftslehre	Wolfgang Frimmel	2 SSt	Johannes Kepler Universität Linz

Detailinformationen

Quellcurriculum

Masterstudium Economic and Business Analytics 2025W

Lernergebnisse

Kompetenzen
^(*)Students are able read and critically reflect empirical journal articles in topics related to health economics and epidemiology

Fertigkeiten	Kenntnisse
^(*) Recall key concepts of epidemiology (LO1) Apply concepts to practical examples (LO2) Discuss and present empirical papers applying these concepts (LO3) Critically reflect the state of literature on a clearly defined topic (LO4)	^() Recall and understand key concepts of epidemiology Recall and understand key empirical methods in epidemiology and health economics Course Topics* Global Health Developments Epidemiological measures (morbidity, mortality, risk, reliability of diagnostic tests) Infectious diseases Introduction into survival models and measures of prognosis (duration models, Kaplan-Meier estimator…) causality and empirical methods in epidemiology and health economics (randomized controlled trials, difference-in-differences method, , logistic regression) Topics in Epidemiology and Empirical Health Economics

Beurteilungskriterien

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Exam (40 percent): Individual exam, there is a possibility to repeat it in case of negative results or scheduling issues (retry exam). The exam consists of theoretical as well as practical questions.
Student presentations (30 percent): students present a paper and a brief literature review on a specific course topic
Short literature review (30 percent): students submit a short literature review on the assigned topic

Synchronisation with learning outcomes:

Lehrmethoden

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Teacher-centred information inputs, supported by slides and literature
Student presentations on current course topics assigned by the lecturer in collaboration with the student
Discussion of literature on current course topics

Abhaltungssprache

Englisch

Literatur

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Slides
Reading material: David Celentano and Moyses Szklo, Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition
Pointers to additional literature

Lehrinhalte wechselnd?

Nein

Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
Teilungsziffer	200
Zuteilungsverfahren	Zuteilung nach Vorrangzahl