BIOMEDICAL DATA SCIENCE SCHOLARLY LITERATURE 2
Develops the ability to critically evaluate scholarly literature, a key skill for researchers. Focuses on reading and discussing a range of influential journal articles from the biomedical sciences, including topics in biostatistics, biomedical informatics, and relevant areas of statistics and computer science.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: B M I 881 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate quantitative approaches in the scientific literature Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the biological context of a research question and the scientific relevance of analysis results Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of different study designs and analysis methods, including potential biases in research data sets Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate quantitative approaches in the scientific literature Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the biological context of a research question and the scientific relevance of analysis results Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of different study designs and analysis methods, including potential biases in research data sets Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027