SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Re - accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade

Founder: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri by President
of India)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, by notification No.F.9-12/2001-U3

Government of India)

Sub Committee - Specialization for Curriculum Development

(Data Science)

Post Graduate

Course Title: Healthcare Analytics

Course Code: T3571

Number of Credits: 2

Level: 3

Learning Objective/Outcome (s):

1) Students will learn various analytical modelling techniques.

2) They will learn SPSS software/ R Programming
Pre-learning: Basic concepts of Computer & basic skills in Microsoft Excel/ Spread Sheet

Course Outline:
Sr. Topics Hours
No.
1. Modeling data. The concept of predictive modeling. 1

2. Linear models revisited: regression and logistic regression. 1

3. Transformations of data. 1

4. Polynomial regression. 1

Regression models with interactions. 1

5.
 6. Model complexity v/s interpretability. The concept of mean squared 3
error (MSE). Using MSE to decide model suitability. The use of
training and testing data while validating models.
ANOVA models – one and two factor. The concept of interaction in
two way models.
Case studies from Medical domain.

7. ANOVA models – one and two factor. The concept of interaction in 2

two way models.

Linear and quadratic discriminant analysis. 1

8.
9. Survival analysis. Survival functions, hazard functions, censoring, 2
Cox model.

10. Data cleaning and data munging. 2

Tree models for decision making.

Total Theory Hours 15

Total Practical Hours(supervised) 30
Total 45

Pedagogy

• Theory lectures
• Assignments, tests, orals, presentations, informal discussions etc.

Books Recommended

1. Biostatistical Analysis, 5e. Jerrold H Zar, Pearson, 2010

2. Altman, D. G., 1991 Practical Statistics for Medical Research, London, Chapman &
Hall

3. Kirkwood, B. R. and Sterne, J. A. C., 2003 (2nd edn) Essential Medical Statistics.
Oxford, Blackwell Publishing

4. Links for data : data.gov.in

Suggested Assessment/ Evaluation Methods

Evaluation Scheme Parameters Marks Total Marks

1. Assignment 10

2. Written Test 20
60
Internal Assessment
3. Presentation 10

4. Practical 20
 External Assessment Written University Exam 40

Practical
Practical & Viva --
Examination

Total Marks 100

Benchmarked against similar courses in other national/ international

universities /organizations

S. Name of the Course Name of University where it

No. is offered

Name of
Members

Designation

Org. / Inst.

Signature

Name of Dr. Ravi

Experts Kulkarni

Designation Professor

Symbiosis
Centre For
Management
Org. / Inst.
And Human
Resource
Development

Signature
Signature of Dean:

Date: