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| Svensk benämning | Introduktionskurs i SAS programmering |
|---|---|
| Engelsk benämning | Introductory course in SAS programming |
| Kursnummer | 3143 |
| Antal högskolepoäng | 1.5 |
| Kursansvarig institution | Institutionen för global folkhälsa |
| Särskild behörighet | |
| Betygsskala | Godkänd/Icke godkänd |
| Fastställd av | The Board of Doctoral Education |
| Datum för fastställande | 2018-09-03 |
| Kursens syfte | The aim is to introduce fundamental SAS programming language for use in database handling and preparation for analyses. Further, the aim is to introduce the student on how to use statistical procedures in SAS, with focus on descriptive statistics. |
| Kursens lärandemål | After successfully completing this course you as a student are expected to be able to:
- apply the SAS system when importing and exporting data. - manipulate data using SAS labels and formats. - manipulate data using SAS functions and programming statements. - perform descriptive statistics using adequate SAS procedures. |
| Kursens innehåll | The course is designed to give fundamental insights in the SAS system and basic skills in the SAS programming language. The course embraces commands for definition, description, modification, selection and analysing of data, and covers:
- Introduction to the SAS Windows - SAS data sets, creating, importing and exporting data - Data handling, programming statements and SAS functions - SAS procedures for descriptive statistics |
| Arbetsformer | Full-time in supervised computer lab with a mixture of interactive lectures and excercises. Every morning a quiz, recapitulating the previous days' lectures. |
| Obligatoriska moment | Only the examination is compulsory. |
| Examination | To pass the course, the student has to show that the learning outcomes have been achieved. The course will end with an examination consisting of both an individually written and individually computerized exam where the covered commands are used. Students who do not obtain a passing grade in the first examination will be offered a second 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. |
| Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel | Recommended reading:
Delwiche LD, Slaughter SJ. The little SAS book: A primer, 3nd edn. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc, 2003. SAS hand outs. |
Kursansvarig |
Susanne Wicks Institutionen för global folkhälsa 08-123 372 01 Susanne.Wicks@ki.se |
| Kontaktpersoner |
Veronique Henriksson Institutionen för global folkhälsa veronique.henriksson@ki.se |
