Syllabus database for doctoral courses
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Syllabus database for doctoral courses
SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Introduktionskurs i Stata för epidemiologer |
|---|---|
| English title | Introduction to Stata for epidemiologists |
| Course number | 2796 |
| Credits | 1.0 |
| Responsible KI department | Department of Global Public Health |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2016-03-17 |
| Purpose of the course | This course aims at introducing students to the basics of the statistical software Stata. It focuses on the minimum set of commands students should know for data-management, data-reporting, graphics and basic use of do-files. |
| Intended learning outcomes | After successfully completing this course you as a student should independently be able to: - use Stata to open and describe a dataset - import and export datasets in different formats - produce tables of descriptive statistics - count and present table of counts - provide a graphical presentation of continuous variables - generate new variables and recode existing variables - test univariable associations for continuous and categorical data |
| Contents of the course | This course is designed to introduce students to the basics of Stata. It will focus on the minimum set of commands students should know to organize their own work. Specific topics include data-management, data-reporting, graphics and basic use of do-files. By the end of this course, the student should be capable of using Stata independently. As motivating and instructive examples both lectures and exercises will be based on real studies published in top scientific journals. |
| Teaching and learning activities | Lectures and computer exercises using Stata®. |
| Compulsory elements | The individual examination (summative assessment) is compulsory. |
| Examination | Written examination. Students who do not obtain a passing grade in the first examination will be offered a second chance to resubmit the examination within two months of the final day of the course. Students who do not obtain a passing grade at the first two examinations will be given top priority for admission the next time the course is offered. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Juul S, Frydenberg M. An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers. 3rd ed. College Station, TX: Stata Press, 2010. Useful link: http://www.stata.com/links/resources-for-learning-stata/ |
Course responsible |
Nicola Orsini Department of Global Public Health Nicola.Orsini@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Marita Larsson Department of Global Public Health 08-524 801 05 marita.larsson@ki.se |
