Available Courses

• Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

  • Facilitator: Manhattan Charurat
  • Facilitator: Modupe Oyegunle
  • Facilitator: John Sorkin

    

  At the end of the course, participants were expected to: 1. Distinguish between different types of epidemiological study designs; 2. Select appropriate epidemiological study designs to address specific research questions; 3. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs; 4. Understand relevant summary measures relating exposures to disease risk; 5. Understand appropriate statistical methods for testing hypotheses; 6. Perform simple statistical analyses; 7. Interpret the results of simple statistical analyses and define terms used in them; 8. Present effectively results from a dataset by making appropriate displays, summaries, and tables of data
• Audio and Video Podcasting

    

  This Course will introduce you to Audio and Video Podcasting.
• Computer and Internet Course

  • Facilitator: Akinkunle Oyafajo

    

  Computer Basics provides an overview of basic and necessary computing skills. An emphasis is placed on computer literacy in easy and understandable terms.
  
  As it is already assumed that participants can handle a computer with some level of dexterity, this module goes straight to test quizzes with little or no resources to read.
• Using Moodle:: for Facilitators

  • Facilitator: Akinkunle Oyafajo

    

  Moodle is the name of a program that allows the classroom to extend onto the web. This program allows a common place for students to go for many classroom resources. Using Moodle, you can post news items, assign and collect assignments, post electronic journals and resources, and more.
  
  This Course will attempt to familiarize you with how to use moodle to create courseware and manage it as Teachers, Trainers and Administrator
• Using Moodle:: for Participants

  • Facilitator: Akinkunle Oyafajo

    

  This course will introduce the students to our electronic training system called Moodle. Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses and manage learner outcomes. Such e-learning systems are sometimes also called Learning Management Systems (LMS), Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) and Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS). Students need only a browser (e.g., IE, Firefox, Safari) to participate in a Moodle course.

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October training - Oct 12-23 by Akinkunle Oyafajo - Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 06:33 PM

This is to remind you of the training scheduled for the 12th -23rd October, 2009 being organized by the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria in collaboration with the University of Maryland /Fogarty’s AIDS International Training Program This comprehensive "hands-on" 10 day training course on Statistical Methods in Epidemiology is conducted by instructors/faculty from University of Maryland and designed to cover concepts in epidemiology and applied biostatistics with the goal of enabling trainees to undertake small data analysis tasks related to a developed hypothesis. The first half of each day will be devoted to providing participants with an understanding of epidemiological concepts while the other half of each day will provide participants the opportunity to learn statistical concepts and conduct simple data analysis tasks with statistical software. The training Schedule is as stated below: Arrival Date: Sunday, 11th October, 2009 Dates: October, 12th - 23rd, 2009 Time: 9.00am- 5.00pm daily Venue: 3rd floor Training room, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Maina Court, Plot 252, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja **Please note that there would be no didactic lectures during the weekend but participants are expected to tackle their assignments in groups during the weekend.