Module Information

Module Identifier
VE21500
Module Title
Population Medicine & Veterinary Public Health
Academic Year
2023/2024
Co-ordinator
Professor Darrell Abernethy
Semester
Semester 1 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Data Analysis and Interpretation Report  1500 Words  30%
Semester Assessment .5 Hours   In-class written test  20%
Semester Exam 1.5 Hours   Written Examination  50%
Supplementary Assessment Data Analysis and Interpretation Report  1500 Words  30%
Supplementary Assessment .5 Hours   In-class written test  20%
Supplementary Exam 1.5 Hours   Written Examination  50%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Understand the importance and relevance of research methods to clinicians

Understand the principles of sampling and hypothesis testing

Describe and summarise quantitative and qualitative data appropriately

Perform and interpret statistical analyses for both qualitative and quantitative data

Report the summary description of data and statistical analyses in a scientific report

Understand the general elements of a decision process and risk analysis

Apply the principles of decision process and risk analysis to animal keeping and/or the veterinary profession

Brief description

This is the first of two visits to PMVPH (the second to be conducted at RVC) and comprises two sections - Population Investigation Skills, which focuses on biostatistics, and Population-level Decision Making, which looks at the range of criteria that must be considered (animal health and productivity, economics, animal welfare, public health and the environment) when making population-based decisions.

Aims

(1) To provide students with the key knowledge, skills and competencies required for basic statistical analysis of data
(2) To introduce the concepts of population-level decision-making, which will be expanded on in following years

Content

This module comprises two sections: The first on population investigation skills includes six lectures on data analysis, management and hypothesis testing as well as an equivalent time in directed learning to apply the methods covered in the classroom. The second includes seven lectures on decision making at population level and the factors that might effect interventions and actions. There is a strong practical element to this module with extensive self-directed and group-based work. The skills and statistical methods developed in this module will be extensively applied in subsequent years.

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Co-ordinating with others Group-based working to problem solve
Creative Problem Solving Small group learning/Practical classes and report coursework will involve problem solving.
Critical and analytical thinking Analyse and interpret data; decide on most appropriate option from real-world scenarios
Subject Specific Skills Students will gain knowledge of veterinary and biological terminology assessed in exam and coursework

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5