Section outline

  • Lecture: The Research Question

    Introduction to the course; components ("anatomy") of a research protocol and "physiology" of research; examples from course faculty research.

    Faculty:  Peter Chin-Hong/Miriam Kuppermann

    Location:      HSW 301 (moves to HSW 302 from Monday, August 7 onwards)

    • Prospectus:

    • Welcome/Assignment 1 File

    • Session Slides:

    • Intro to Epi 150.03 DCR 2017 File
    • Intro and the research question DCR File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Watch URL
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only

    • Required Reading:

      DCR-4: Chapter 1: The Anatomy and Physiology of Clinical Research

      DCR-4: Chapter 2: Conceiving the Research Question

    • Errata for DCR-3 as of July 18, 2012 File
    • Errata for DCR-4 as of 2015-0831 File

    • Optional Reading:

    • Newman 2003 Stories Statistics BMJ File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Newman 2006 NEJM Outcomes of TB 25 or more File
    • Newman 1991 AJDC Direct Bili LEJN-2 File

    • Assignment: Assignment one (due at the start of class)