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Unit 1 - Basic course in Biomedical Research : Cycle 2 (Mar-Jun

2020)

Course outline
Assignment 6: Analytical study designs
Basic course in
Biomedical Your last recorded submission was on 2020-04-10, 19:37 IST Due date: 2020-06-30, 23:59 IST.
Research : Cycle 2 1) Exposure is assigned by the investigator in which of the following epidemiological study? 1 point
(Mar-Jun 2020)
a) Case-control
Lecture 1:
Introduction to b) Cross-sectional
health research c) Experimental
(unit?
d) Cohort
unit=1&lesson=2)
2) When a group of people with defined characteristics are followed up to determine incidence is 1 point
Quiz : Assignment
1: Introduction to
known as
health research
(assessment?
a) Case series
name=55) b) Cohort

Lecture 2: c) Case control

Formulating d) Experimental
research question
(unit? 3) Relative risk is a 1 point
unit=1&lesson=3)
a) Rate
Quiz : Assignment
b) Ratio
2: Formulating
research question c) Proportion
(assessment? d) None of the above
name=57)
4) Relative risk of one in a cohort study indicates 1 point
Lecture 3:
Literature review a) Incidence in unexposed is higher than exposed
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=4) b) Incidence in exposed is higher than unexposed
c) Relative risk is significant
Quiz : Assignment d) Incidence in the exposed and unexposed groups are same
3: Literature review
(assessment? 5) Women aged above 35 years were screened for the HPV (Human papilloma virus) infection and 1 point
name=61) those who had HPV infection were then followed for several years to predict the risk of developing cervical
cancer. This study is known as
Lecture 4:
Measures of a) Prospective cohort
disease frequency
(unit? b) Retrospective cohort
unit=1&lesson=5) c) Case control

Quiz : Assignment d) Cross sectional

4: Measures of
6) Which of the following is appropriate regarding a cohort study? 1 point
disease frequency
i. Multiple exposures can be examined
(assessment?
name=75) ii. Appropriate for studying rare exposures
Lecture 5: iii. Expensive and time consuming
Descriptive study
iv. Appropriate for studying rare diseases
designs (unit?
unit=1&lesson=6) a) Both (i) and (ii)
Quiz : Assignment b) Both (iii) and (iv)
5: Descriptive
c) Both (ii) and (iv)
study designs
(assessment? d) Both (ii) and (iii)
name=78)
7) Which of the following statement regarding the cohort study is FALSE? 1 point
Lecture 6:
Analytical study a) Suitable to study a disease with long latency period
designs (unit? b) Loss to follow up can introduce bias
unit=1&lesson=7)
c) Relative risk can be calculated
Quiz : d) Temporal association with the risk factor can be established
Assignment 6:
Analytical study 8) Odds ratio of more than one indicates 1 point
designs
(assessment? a) Odds of exposure among cases is lower than the odds of exposure among the controls
name=77)
b) Odds of exposure among cases is equal to the odds of exposure among the controls
Lecture 7: c) Odds of exposure among cases is higher than the odds of exposure among the controls
Experimental study
d) Exposure is negatively associated with the disease
designs: Clinical
trials (unit? 9) If there is a comparison group in an epidemiological study design, it is called 1 point
unit=1&lesson=8)
a) Descriptive
Quiz : Assignment
7: Experimental b) Analytical
study designs c) Ecological
(assessment?
name=62)
d) None of the above

Lecture 8: Validity 10)Which of the following statements about case control/cohort studies is correct? 1 point
of epidemiological
studies (unit? a) Case control study always establishes temporal association
unit=1&lesson=9) b) Cohort study establishes temporal association

Quiz : Assignment c) Cohort has lower level of evidence than case-control

8: Validity of d) Do case control for rare exposures and cohort for rare diseases
epidemiological
studies You may submit any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.
(assessment?
Submit Answers
name=79)
Lecture 9:
Qualitative
research methods:
An overview (unit?
unit=1&lesson=10)

Quiz : Assignment
9: Qualitative
research methods
(assessment?
name=80)

Lecture 10:
Measurement of
study variables
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=11)

Quiz : Assignment
10: Measurement
of study variables
(assessment?
name=72)

Lecture 11:
Sampling methods
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=12)

Quiz : Assignment
11: Sampling
methods
(assessment?
name=71)

Lecture 12:
Calculating sample
size and power
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=13)

Quiz : Assignment
12: Calculating
sample size and
power
(assessment?
name=70)

Lecture 13:
Selection of study
population (unit?
unit=1&lesson=14)

Quiz : Assignment
13: Selection of
study population
(assessment?
name=76)

Lecture 14: Study

plan and project
management
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=15)
Quiz : Assignment
14: Study plan and
project
management
(assessment?
name=63)

Lecture 15:
Designing data
collection tools
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=16)

Quiz : Assignment
15: Designing data
collection tool
(assessment?
name=64)

Lecture 16:
Principles of data
collection (unit?
unit=1&lesson=17)

Quiz : Assignment
16: Principles of
data collection
(assessment?
name=65)

Lecture 17: Data

management
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=18)

Quiz : Assignment
17: Data
management
(assessment?
name=66)

Lecture 18:
Overview of data
analysis (unit?
unit=1&lesson=19)

Quiz : Assignment
18: Overview of
data analysis
(assessment?
name=74)

Lecture 19: Ethical

framework for
health research
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=20)

Quiz : Assignment
19: Ethical
framework for
health research
(assessment?
name=67)
 Lecture 20:
Conducting clinical
trials (unit?
unit=1&lesson=21)

Quiz : Assignment
20: Conducting
clinical trials
(assessment?
name=68)

Lecture 21:
Preparing a
concept paper for
research projects
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=22)

Quiz : Assignment
21: Preparing a
concept paper for
research project
(assessment?
name=73)

Lecture 22:
Elements of a
protocol for
research studies
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=23)

Quiz : Assignment
22 : Elements of a
protocol for
research studies
(assessment?
name=82)

Lecture 23:
Publication Ethics
(unit?
unit=1&lesson=47)

Quiz : Assignment
23: Publication
Ethics
(assessment?
name=69)

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