Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

UP College of Public Health

SEAMEO-TropMed Regional Centre for Public Health,
Hospital Administration, Environmental and Occupational Health

BIOSTAT 211
1st Semester AY 2019-2020; Th 1:00PM-5:30PM

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Title: Computer Applications in Biostatistics
Course Description: Application of statistical software for data management
Course Credit: 3 units / 72 hrs (24 class, 48 lab)
Course Prerequisite: Biostat 202 or equivalent
Room Assignment: DEBS Computer Laboratory (Annex II CPH Building)
Instructors: Kim Carmela D. Co, RN, MS Epi Jordan P. Santos, MSPH (Biostatistics) (c)
Room 209 Room 208 Mezz.
kimcarmelaco@up.edu.ph jpsantos@up.edu.ph

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, the student is expected to:
1. Use Stata and R for data processing and management
2. Perform statistical analyses on biomedical and public health data using Stata and R

GRADING SCHEME
The students’ final grades will be computed as follows:
Criteria Percentage
Midterm examination 32.5%
Final examination 32.5%
Problem Sets 15%
Laboratory Exercises 20%
100%

The following scale will be used in converting the final score to a final numerical grade:
Final percentage grade Final numerical grade 70 – 74 2.25
95 – 100 1.00 65 – 69 2.50
90 – 94 1.25 60 – 64 2.75
85 – 89 1.50 55 – 59 3.00
80 – 84 1.75 50 – 54 4.00
75 – 79 2.00 <50 5.00

COURSE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

1. This course requires the use of softwares (Stata and R). Students may either use the computers in the DEBS
computer laboratory or they may bring their own laptops.
2. There will be two exams. The coverage of each exam will cover approximately half of the course. Make-up
examination is given only to a student who missed to take an examination for valid reasons, which are:
a. Sickness, including those of immediate family members
b. Death of family members
3. A student who missed an examination due to sickness will need a medical certificate from the UPM Health Service
and submit it to the Course Coordinator not later than two weeks from the time the student reports back to class.
4. Answers to laboratory exercises and problem sets should be submitted through the Biostat 211 Google Classroom.
Students should work on them individually. Submission of laboratory exercises or problem sets during or after the
discussion of suggested answers will incur a grade of zero in said requirement.
5. Attendance is strongly recommended, but not required. If a student misses at least 20% of class sessions, he/she
will be forced to drop the course.
6. Students are expected to observe intellectual honesty at all times. Any form of intellectual dishonesty will be dealt
with according to the existing University rules.
 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
UP College of Public Health
SEAMEO-TropMed Regional Centre for Public Health,
Hospital Administration, Environmental and Occupational Health

COURSE SYLLABUS

Date Time Topic

1:00-1:30 Course Orientation
1:30-2:00 Introduction to Stata
Aug 8 2:00-2:30 Using the Data Editor
2:30-3:00 Importing Datasets
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 1
1:00-3:00 Learning the syntax diagram
Aug 15
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 2
1:00-3:00 Commands and Functions (Part 1)
Aug 22
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 3
1:00-3:00 Commands and Functions (Part 2)
Aug 29
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 4
1:00-3:00 Duplicates, merging datasets and looping in Stata
Sep 5
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 5
1:00-3:00 Creating Summary Tables Using Stata
Sep 12
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 6
1:00-3:00 Creating Graphs Using Stata
Sep 19
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 7
Sep 26 1:00-5:30 Discussion of Problem Set 1
Oct 3 1:00-5:30 FIRST LONG EXAM
1:00-2:00 Introduction to R and RStudio
Oct 10 2:00-3:00 Data Input and Importing Datasets Using R
3:00-5:00 Laboratory Exercise 8
1:00-3:00 Basic Commands and Functions in R
Oct 17
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 9
1:00-2:00 Introduction to Swirl
Oct 24
2:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 10
Oct 31 1:00-5:30 STUDENT TIME
1:00-3:00 Basic Graphics in R
Nov 7
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 11
1:00-3:00 Basic Statistical Analysis Using R
Nov 14
3:00-5:30 Laboratory Exercise 12
Nov 21 1:00-5:30 Discussion of Problem Set 2
Nov 28 1:00-5:30 SECOND LONG EXAM
Dec 5