Calendar

Lec # Topics INSTRUCTORS KEY DATES

1

Introductory Lecture

Prof. James Sherley
Prof. Steven Tannenbaum
Dr. Laura Green

2

Watch film A Civil Action

Prof. James Sherley
Prof. Steven Tannenbaum
Dr. Laura Green

3

From the Real World to Hollywood and Back Again

Dr. Laura Green

4

Epidemiology: Persons, Places, and Time

Prof. James Sherley

5

Epidemiology: Test Development and Relative Risk

Prof. James Sherley

6

Biostatistics: Concepts in Variance

Prof. James Sherley

Problem set 1 Epidemiology out

7

Biostatistics: Distribution and the Mean

Confidence Intervals

Prof. James Sherley

Problem set 2 Biostatistics 1 out

Problem set 1 Epidemiology due

8

Biostatistics: Detecting Differences and Correlations

Prof. James Sherley

9

Biostatistics: Poisson Analyses and Power

Prof. James Sherley

Problem set 3 Biostatistics 2 out

Problem set 2 Biostatistics 1 due

Team project topic deadline

10

Environetics: Cause and Effect

Prof. James Sherley

11

Environetics: Study Design - Retrospective versus Prospective

Prof. James Sherley

Problem set 3 Biostatistics 2 due

Team project approvals completed

12

Environetics: Putting it all together - Evaluating Studies

Prof. James Sherley

Lady Tasting Tea 10-page review due

13

Quiz #1: Epidemiology-Biostatistics

Prof. James Sherley

14

Evaluating Environmental Causes of Mesothelioma

Prof. James Sherley

15

Quantitative Risk Assessment 1

Dr. Laura Green

16

Quantitative Risk Assessment 2

Dr. Laura Green

17

Toxicology 1

Prof. Steven Tannenbaum

18

Toxicology 2

Prof. Steven Tannenbaum

Problem set 4 Toxicology 1 out

19

Toxicology 3

Prof. Steven Tannenbaum

20

Toxicology 4

Prof. Steven Tannenbaum

Problem set 5 Toxicology 2 out

Problem set 4 Toxicology 1 due

21

Toxicology 5

Prof. Steven Tannenbaum

22

Quantitative Risk Assessment 3

Dr. Laura Green

Problem set 5 Toxicology 2 due

23

Quantitative Risk Assessment 4

Dr. Laura Green

24

Quiz #2: QRA-Toxicology

Dr. Laura Green
Prof. Steven Tannenbaum

25

Classroom Presentations of Team Projects

20-page team papers due in class

26

Classroom Presentations of Team Projects (cont.)