Course abstract
National Institute of Epidemiology [NIE], Indian Council of Medical Research [ICMR] is offering online programmes on conduct of human bio-medical research. The programme will be offered as ‘NIE-ICMR e-Certificate’ – NieCer courses. The first in this series, NIeCer 101:Health Research Fundamentals, is a basic level course in health research methods. It will explain the fundamental concepts in epidemiology and bio-statistics related to research methods. This course will provide an overview of steps and principles for designing bio-medical and health research studies among human participants. We expect this course to be useful for individuals interested in pursuing health research in the roles of Principal and other types of investigators, clinical researchers (physicians, counselors, research associates, nurses, pharmacists, technicians, data and quality managers), scientists and project/ program managers
Course Instructor
Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
All the instructors are faculty members for the two-year Masters level public health training [MPH] programme at the ICMR School of Public Health of the National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India. Besides the Masters? level programme, the faculty members have been conducting PG diploma and various short-term training programmes in public health/epidemiology and biostatistics. Besides teaching, the faculty members have been conducting epidemiological/public health researchMore info
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Course Duration : Jul-Sep 2016
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Enrollment : 23-May-2016 to 18-Jul-2016
Exam registration : 02-Aug-2016 to 19-Aug-2016
Exam Date : 18-Sep-2016
Enrolled
3732
Registered
1163
Certificate Eligible
1027
Certified Category Count
Gold
76
Silver
0
Elite
856
Successfully completed
95
Participation
15
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Category : Successfully Completed
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Category : Elite
Gold
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Category : Gold
Legend
90-100 - Elite+gold
70-89 - Elite
50-69 - Successfully completed
35-49 - Certificate of participation
< 35 - No Certificate
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.(Ass1(A1+A2+A3), Ass2(A4+A5+A6), Ass3(A7+A8+A9), Ass4(A10+A11+A12), Ass5(A13+A14+A15), Ass6(A16+A17+A18), Ass7(A19+A20),Ass8(A21+A22))
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
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