JISC

Introduction

The project is based on experience with work with A level Biology students.  Students on this course need to have experience of analysing and explaining data on public health on local, national and global levels. Students need to develop formative assessment skills and should be able to work effectively in groups. The course needs to provide students with opportunities to use IT skills and to build on those skills. Analysis of the data will therefore involve using spreadsheets for graphical representation and manipulation of data.

Aims and Objectives

To produce a suite of web-based learning objects, located within the Blackboard VLE, to cover study of :

1. An introduction to Epidemiology
   - key terminology
   - reasons for studying epidemiology
   - principles of epidemiology
2. Cardiovascular disease.
3. Malaria.
4. HIV/AIDS.
5. Cholera.
6. Tuberculosis

For each of the above it is intended to cover:

• Causes and contributing factors
• Distribution
• Linking the above
• Preventative measures

This project has ended.  An evaluation report and final report are appended to this page as a WORD document.