Course Schedule

Module 0 --- Pre-Start of Course: 08/24/09 - 08/30/09

Assignments

• Read all the course information documents --- completed: August 30
• Submit your Student Profile in the Meet Your Classmates Section --- completed: August 30

Module 1 --- Ice Breaker Activity: 08/31/09 - 09/04/09

Readings:

• Cherry Hill Cluster Article --- completed: September 1

Assignments:

• Submit answers to questions on the Cherry Hill Cluster Article --- completed: September 2
• Complete the Student Orientation --- completed: September 2
• Establish your StatCrunch account and familiarize yourself with StatCrunch and complete the StatCrunch exercise --- completed: September 2

Discussions: Cherry Hill Cluster

• Start Date: September 3
• End Date: September 3

NOTE: The CD that accompanies the Rosner text has a Student Study Guide folder.  In that folder there is a PDF file associated with each chapter in the Rosner text and within that PDF file is a REVIEW OF KEY CONCEPTS plus additional problems and solutions.  One strategy that has been helpful for students is to read the material in the study guide PRIOR to reading the material in the Rosner text.  You are encouraged to follow that strategy in that it helps you to focus on the key concepts when you read the Rosner text.

Module 2 --- Descriptive Statistics: 09/05/09 - 09/14/09

Readings:

• Chapters 1 and 2 of Rosner --- completed: September 8

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 2.1 - 2.3) --- completed: September 10
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 2.12 - 2.18) --- completed: September 10
• Problem Set 3 (Problems 2.31 - 2.32) --- completed: September 10
• Problem Set 4 (Problems 2.38 - 2.40) --- completed: September 10
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapters 1 and 2 --- completed: September 10

Discussions: Chapters 1 and 2

• Start Date: September 11
• End Date: September 14

Module 3 --- Probability and Probability Distributions: 09/15/09 - 09/30/09

• Chapter 3, 4 and 5 of Rosner --- completed: September 19
• Breast Cancer Article --- completed: September 19

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 3.14 - 3.16, 3.17- 3.23, and 3.113) --- completed: September 24
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 4.1- 4.13, 4.36- 4.37 and 4.63-4.65) --- completed: September 24
• Problem Set 3 (Problems 5.6- 5.9, 5.41- 5.45, and 5.72- 5.74) --- completed: September 24
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapters 3, 4, and 5 --- completed: September 24
• Breast Cancer Article Question --- completed: September 24

Discussions: Chapter 3, 4 and 5 Discussion and Discussion of Breast Cancer Article

• Start Date: September 25
• End Date: September 30

Module 4 --- Estimation: 10/01/09 - 10/14/09

Readings:

• Chapter 6 of Rosner --- completed: October 5

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 6.7- 6.8 and 6.10- 6.17) --- completed: October 8
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 6.31-6.34, 6.38- 6.39 and 6.44- 6.46) --- completed: October 8
• Problem Set 3 (Problems 6.88- 6.91) --- completed: October 8
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapter 6 --- completed: October 8

Discussions: Chapter 6

• Start Date: October 9
• End Date: October 14

Mid Term Exam: 10/15/09 - 10/21/09

***** Exam must be submitted prior to 5pm on October 15 *****

Module 5 --- Hypothesis Testing: 10/22/09 - 11/06/09

Readings:

• Chapter 7 and 8 of Rosner --- completed: October 27
• Paper from the British Medical Journal --- completed: October 27

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 7.1 - 7.9, 7.21 - 7.25) --- completed: October 31
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 8.1- 8.14, 8.153- 8.156 ) --- completed: October 31
• Question Related to the British Medical Journal paper --- completed: October 31
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapters 7 and 8 --- completed: October 31

Discussions: Chapter 7 and 8 Discussion and British Medical Journal Article Discussion

• Start Date: November 1
• End Date: November 6

Module 6 -- Non Parametric Methods: 11/07/09 - 11/16/09

Readings:

• Chapter 9 of Rosner --- completed: November 9

Problem Set:

• Problems Set (Problems 9.1- 9.6, 9.19- 9.23, 9.43) --- completed: November 12
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapter 9 --- completed: November 12

Discussions: Chapter 9 Discussion

• Start Date: November 13
• End Date: November 16

Module 7 --- Simple Linear Regression: 11/17/09 - 11/22/09

Readings:

• Chapter 11 (Sections 11.1 - 11.3) of Rosner --- completed: November 18

Problem Set:

• Problem Set (Problems 11.13, 11.18 and 11.54) --- completed: November 20
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapter 11 --- completed: November 20

Discussions: Chapter 11 Discussion

• Start Date: November 21
• End Date: November 22

Module 8--- Vital Statistics and Demography: 11/21/09 - 11/28/09

Readings:

• Assigned Readings on the Web --- completed: November 23

Problem Sets:

• Problems - Vital Statistics --- completed: November 25
• Problems - Life Tables --- completed: November 25
• Problems - Direct Age Adjusted Rates --- completed: November 25

Discussions: Vital Statistics and Demography Discussion

• Start Date: November 26
• End Date: November 28

Final Exam: 11/29/09 - 12/07/09

***** Exam Must be Submitted Prior to 5pm on Monday, December 7 ****