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  • Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 1 -- Introduction to STATA

    What is STATA? Role of STATA in comparison to Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel.  Comparison with other statistical software packages. Tour of STATA windows and features.  How to run a command and get results. How to load STATA dataset.  How to begin describing and analyzing your data with STATA.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: Mission Hall 1401 & 1402

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location:  MH-1401 & 1402

  • Friday, July 31, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

    Location: Online (GoToMeeting)

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525

  • Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 2 --  Do files, log files, and workflow in STATA
    Workflow for a research project; the importance of documentation and replicability; using Do and Log files.  Importing and cleaning data.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: MH-1400

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 2 File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Due: Tuesday, August 11 at 1:15 PM

    • Lab 2 File

  • Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.

    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location: MH-1400


  • Friday, August 7, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

     

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525


           

  • Tuesday, August 11 2015, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 3 --  Generating variables and manipulating data with STATA
    The need to clean your data; generating new variables, manipulating and labeling them.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: MH-1400

  • Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.


    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location: MH-1400

  • Friday, August 14, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

     

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525

     

  • Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 4 -- Using Excel
    The difference between a spreadsheet and a database; what is a formula; how to make a formula; cutting and pasting in Excel; different types of formulas; building a user-friendly spreadsheet; using Excel for Tables and Figures.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: MH-1400

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 4 File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Assignment Due: Tuesday, August 25 at 1:15 PM

    • Lab 4 File
    • Extra Credit Puzzle File

  • Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.


    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location: MH-1400

  • Friday, August 21, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

     

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525

  • Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 5 -- Basic epidemiologic analysis with STATA
    Using the epitab commands in STATA; interpretation of STATA output; looking for confounding and interaction using STATA; testing for trends, and an introduction to logistic regression.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location:  MH-1400

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 5 File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Assignment due: Tuesday, September 1 at 1:15 PM

    • Lab 5 File

  • Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.


    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location:  MH-1400

  • Friday, August 28, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

     

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525

  • Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 6 -- Making tables and figures with STATA
    Designing tables and figures and using STATA to generate analysis for them; using STATA's graphical commands to create publication-quality figures; Project/file management.

    Lecturer: Mark Pletcher

    Location: MH-1400

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 6 File

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Assignment due: Tuesday, September 8 at 1:15 PM

    • Lab 6 File
    • Neonatal dataset File

  • Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.


    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location: MH-1400

  • Friday, September 4, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

     

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525

  • Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 1:15 - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Week 7 -- Additional Analyses using STATA

    An overview of additional STATA commands to analyze data will be provided.

    Lecturer: Wayne Enanoria + TAs

    Location: MH-1400

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 7 Intro File
    • Session 7 Materials Folder

    • Lecture audio/video recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Assignment:

      Lab 7: Time for you to work on your Final Project

  • Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

    Computer Lab
    Dedicated time to work on your assignment and ask questions along the way with the support of TA's and Course Director.


    Faculty: Mark Pletcher, Wayne Enanoria, Brett Ley, Megha Mehrotra, Bardia Nourbakhsh, Dominika Seidman, Bliss Temple

    Location: MH-1400

  • Friday, September 11, 2015, 8:00 - 9:00 AM

    Online Computer Lab Office Hours
    These sessions will serve as online computer lab sessions for persons taking the course online.  We will focus on answering questions about the current Lab assignment, but this is also a forum for asking questions about past Labs and Lecture content and getting help with your Final Project.

     

    Faculty: Wayne Enanoria

    Dial in information (audio): 

    U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260

    China Landline: 8008190097 (Toll Free)
    China Mobile: 4006200506 (Toll Free)

    South Korea: 00308140433 (Toll Free)
    South Korea: 0234831461 (Toll)

    (If any student is traveling abroad or located in another county, please email cdunne@epi.ucsf.edu to request a local number to participate).

    Access Code: 5148231

    GoToMeeting:  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/389855525

    Meeting ID: 389-855-525

  • Final Project

    Assignment:

    Final Project (file posted in Syllabus on first day of class)

    Assignment Due: Monday, September 14 at 5:00PM