{"ModuleCode":"CO5201","ModuleTitle":"Control Of Communicable Diseases","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on communicable diseases of public health concern in Singapore and internationally. This course will help students understand prevention, surveillance and control of communicable diseases in industrialised and developing countries. Vector-borne diseases (in particular dengue and malaria), food and water borne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, airborne diseases and zoonosis will be covered. A special emphasis will be placed on the control of HIV/AIDS (and other STIs), Tuberculosis, dengue and malaria. Tropical diseases targeted for elimination, tropical diseases currently lacking adequate control measures and infectious diseases of poverty and poor hygiene will be discussed. Vector control will be illustrated, including a visit to the Environmental Health Institute. Vaccine preventable diseases both in routine programmes as well as in outbreak situations will be discussed. Outbreak investigations will be simulated and pandemic preparedness outlined. Students will read, critically appraise and discuss the application of current control strategies. They will identify a relevant infectious disease of public health concern and prepare a proposal for a public health intervention. This course will help students prepare for work in communicable diseases in local and international governmental and non-governmental organisations.","ModuleCredit":"4","ExamDuration":"P2H","ExamVenue":"MD1-09-03E/F","AcadYear":"2014/2015","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2015-05-06T18:00+0800","IVLE":[{"Announcements":null,"Forums":[],"Workbins":[],"Webcasts":[],"Gradebooks":[],"Polls":[],"Multimedia":[],"LessonPlan":[],"ID":"b2c238ca-900d-4531-b87b-f18050c7c9b6","CourseLevel":"1","CourseCode":"CO5201","CourseName":"CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES","CourseDepartment":"","CourseSemester":"Semester 2","CourseAcadYear":"2014/2015","CourseOpenDate":"/Date(1417017600000+0800)/","CourseOpenDate_js":"2014-11-27T00:00:00","CourseCloseDate":"/Date(1431187140000+0800)/","CourseCloseDate_js":"2015-05-09T23:59:00","CourseMC":"4","isActive":"N","Permission":"S","Creator":{"UserID":null,"Name":"MPH_IVLE","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"fae807ef-5cc8-485c-af32-de3c6c45e56d","AccountType":null},"hasGradebookItems":false,"hasTimetableItems":true,"hasGroupsItems":false,"hasClassGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasGuestRosterItems":true,"hasClassRosterItems":true,"hasWeblinkItems":false,"hasLecturerItems":true,"hasDescriptionItems":true,"hasReadingItems":true,"hasAnnouncementItems":false,"hasProjectGroupItems":false,"hasProjectGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasConsultationItems":false,"hasConsultationSlotsForSignUp":false,"hasLessonPlanItems":true,"Badge":0,"BadgeAnnouncement":0,"WebLinks":[],"Lecturers":[{"ID":"e7c259b1-a85e-43c3-9367-fd8050c7c905","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"MPH_IVLE","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"fae807ef-5cc8-485c-af32-de3c6c45e56d","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":1,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"a652a784-61c1-45dd-a347-e5424505ca90","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Goh Kee Tai","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"e1522ec6-2dbd-4dab-940e-22dd8ada1481","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":2,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"f3638f12-448b-468a-853d-ff04d8e66720","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Tam Yung Sze Han Clarence","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"d8356246-7bf1-4034-a74b-19b682730bdb","AccountType":null},"Role":"Coordinator ","Order":11,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"a12a6fa8-5247-4e20-95b3-b1857e4ea97c","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Hanh Hao La","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"fac7ff5b-f3be-4c7e-abbc-4030c000ed37","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":12,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"89304fd9-9b2a-461c-bd43-eb3da050814d","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Leo Yee Sin","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"3b5d1adb-faf0-40b7-b6ac-4ae8c75a3413","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":14,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"6933fa84-1c9f-4af9-a800-d21e92833496","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Lin Tzer Pin Raymond Valentine","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"0a534d4c-26e6-4d04-ae55-1f34affce498","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":15,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"1389501b-6802-4d72-b101-c6e176bd39fb","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Vernon Lee Jian Ming","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"0e6f40c3-c80e-40f6-9be0-c5d599ca35b5","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":16,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"83eea86a-8fb8-445b-9606-692f81ea009a","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Chow Li Ping Angela","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"996e3b54-b0ec-4fe3-a815-c7213e28c871","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":17,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"2f5a98d3-c3d9-4c72-a79c-af21e3a25813","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"David Lowell Heymann","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"6ad7b1b2-8d60-437b-bef7-566fa6c9a0f2","AccountType":null},"Role":"Co-Lecturer ","Order":18,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"4e6601e6-6a10-48b0-a362-1a2bf573df46","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Teo Mou De","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"08e4111b-f021-43d5-ae29-712824b71c74","AccountType":null},"Role":"Others ","Order":19,"ConsultHrs":null}],"Descriptions":[{"ID":"4e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Schedule","Description":"This module will be conducted every Wednesday, 6 to 9pm. Classes will start from 14 January 2015.
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\r\nFor more information on topics and venues, please check the module schedule under 'WEBLINKS'. Any changes to the schedule will be reflected in the module schedule.","Order":1},{"ID":"a39c3176-5a8c-4bf3-a684-1baa50c7c924","Title":"Brief Module Description","Description":"
\r\n\tThis module focuses on communicable diseases of public health concern. Students will learn the fundamentals underpinning prevention, surveillance and control of communicable diseases, and how these principles and concepts are applied to specific groups of communicable diseases. Students will apply this knowledge to investigate and control a hypothetical outbreak, and critically appraise and discuss the application of current control strategies in case studies from Singapore and elsewhere. This course will help students prepare for work in communicable diseases in governmental and non-governmental organisations.
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\r\n\t(a) Class participation 10%
\r\n\r\n\t(b) Group Assignment 30%
\r\n\r\n\tTotal for CA components: 40%
\r\n\r\n\tTotal for Final Examinations: 60%
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\r\n\tActive participation is expected and will be taken into account when calculating the class participation grade. Students are expected to contribute to the discussion through their questions, comments and personal insights.
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\r\n\tAll assignments are due on the dates provided. If students are unable to complete assignments, they must communicate with the instructors before the deadline to avoid penalties.