BIOSTATS 6004EX - Design of Randomised Controlled Trials
Career: | Postgraduate Coursework |
---|---|
Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4020 |
Campus: | External |
Contact: | Online |
Restriction: | Available to Grad Cert, Grad Dip, M Biostatistics students. Check with School for Non-Award Study. |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | No |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Check with School |
Pre-Requisite: | BIOSTATS 6000EX and BIOSTATS 6001EX or BIOSTATS 6019EX or BIOSTATS 6000 |
Assessment: | Three major assignments |
Syllabus: |
The aim of this course is to enable students to understand and apply the principles of design and analysis of experiments, with a particular focus on randomised controlled trials (RCTs), to a level where they are able to contribute effectively as a statistician to the planning, conduct and reporting of a standard RCT. Topics include: ethical considerations; principles and methods of randomisation in controlled trials; treatment allocation, blocking, stratification and allocation concealment; parallel, factorial and crossover designs including n-of-1 studies; practical issues in sample size determination; intention-to-treat principle; phase I dose finding studies; phase II safety and efficacy studies; interim analyses and early stopping; multiple outcomes/endpoints, including surrogate outcomes, multiple tests and subgroup analyses, including adjustment of significance levels and p-values; missing data; reporting trial results and use of the CONSORT statement. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
The fees displayed below for international students are for students commencing a program in 2024 only. International students who commenced a program in 2023 or prior can find their fee here.
EFTSL | |||
---|---|---|---|
0.125 |
* This course is not normally offered to international students studying within Australia.
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
---|---|---|---|---|
4020 | Mon 10/08/2020 | Wed 19/08/2020 | Fri 30/10/2020 | Not Available |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Independent Study | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
25739 | 01EX | 20 | 3 | This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details. |