SAATHII
E-Training
BIOSTATISTICS
AND RESEARCH METHODS, APRIL- MAY 2006
Included in SAATHII's
Capacity-Building Initiative is our mandate to enhance the in-house data
analytic and research capabilities of non-government and government organizations
working on HIV/AIDS in India. We have been offering on-the-ground training
courses in biostatistics and research methods begining August 2004, and
are launching the first course to be electronically delivered using a
combination of email, web uploads and chat sessions for live-discussion
with the course instructor.
The module set is
the first of a two-part series, with the second set covering monitoring
and evaluation.
The Biostatistics
and Research Methods course includes 14 modules of PowerPoint (TM) presentations
covering Data Basics, Study Designs, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling,
Basic Probability, Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis
Testing, Comparison of Means (paired and unpaired), power and sample size,
Analysis of Variance and Simple Linear Regression. There will be a test
following each module, which is to be completed and emailed to the instructor.
The course has been
developed by a staff-volunteer team consisting of Dr. L.
Ramakrishnan of SAATHII's Chennai office and Mr. Edward
Broughton from the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. An earlier
version of this course was piloted in August 2004 at Chennai.
Expected time of
completion: 5 weeks, with lecture modules sent out approximately every alternate
day depending on length.
Course Instructor: L. Ramakrishnan, Country Director (Programs
and Research, SAATHII)
Course Fees: None, at this time.
Participant eligibility:
- Individuals with work experience in the HIV/AIDS service provision or
monitoring/evaluation sectors.
- Owing to
the limited enrollment (50 students per course) preference will be
given to students working in rural and semi-urban
locations in India, who would otherwise find it difficult to access training programs.
- Prior exposure to Microsoft Office (TM)
software such as Excel, Word and Powerpoint. Grasp of written and spoken
English.
Computer requirements: PC with MS Office installed, and internet access (dial-up will suffice).
To enroll:
Course registration has been closed as of 12 pm. April 18, 2006; as we have exceeded our cap of 50 students. If you would like to get on the waiting list please send a mail to saathii.courses@gmail.com with the words "Waiting List" in the subject line. We will then add you on a first-come first-served basis if there are any students dropping out by Monday April 24th.
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