diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 72f36fc..252f261 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ ## Welcome! Welcome to PM516a: Introduction to Biostatistical Consulting for Spring 2025! This semester we will learn skills to become an effective consultant and work with an investigator at Keck on an actual research problem. -This course should be useful for: +This course will be useful for: * Students in the MS programs in Biostatistics and Epidemiology who want more practice implementing the skills they have learned in a real-world environment. * Students in MS or PhD programs who want additional experience tackling an data analysis problem. -* Clinical investigators at USC who want to gain perspective on the biostatistician's role in research. +* Clinical investigators who want to gain perspective on the biostatistician's role in research. ## Contact diff --git a/docs/syllabus-a.md b/docs/syllabus-a.md index 2c92703..5d2bad6 100644 --- a/docs/syllabus-a.md +++ b/docs/syllabus-a.md @@ -46,29 +46,20 @@ There are three broad categories of activites for this course: This course is graded credit/no credit and there is no point breakdown. Instead, students must complete all of the following: -#### Required Trainings -Students will be working with real data from investigators at USC and must complete the appropriate required trainings. There are two trainings offered by CITI (https://about.citiprogram.org/) that must be completed by the third class session: - -* CITI Biomedical Human Subjects -* CITI Responsible Conduct of Research -* CITI Research HIPAA -* Students may need to complete additional project-specific trainings - #### Weekly Activities -Students will participate in weekly activities to improve their consulting and statistical analysis skills. In order to get the most of these activities, students must complete required pre-class preparation, which may include reading articles, excerpts from the textbook, or watching videos. Students will use the information from these pre-class preparation activities in the live session. +Students will participate in weekly activities to improve their consulting and statistical analysis skills. In order to benefit from these activities, students must complete required pre-class preparation, which may include reading articles, excerpts from the textbook, or watching videos. Students will use the information from these pre-class preparation activities in the live session. #### Investigator Meeting Students will be meeting with a collaborator at USC (e.g., from Keck School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, etc.) and will work on a project as a group. Any meeting with the investigator is mandatory. Because this course teaches skills applicable in a consulting setting, students must be on time for the meeting and must be an alert, active participant with their camera on. #### Final Presentation -The final day of class will be a presentation to the client collaborator. Students will present in groups, and each student must contribute to the presentation. At the end of the meeting, there will be a brief period for the students and client to provide feedback on the experience. +The final day of class will involve a presentation to the client collaborator. Students will present in groups, and each student must contribute to the presentation. At the end of the meeting, there will be a brief period for the students and client to provide feedback on the experience. ## Grading Breakdown | **Assignment** | Criteria | | :-: | :-- | -|Weekly Activities | Actively participate in at least 10 sessions. Half-credit will be given if the student attends but does not actively participate. Students can make up for a missed class session via a written assignment. | -|Required Trainings | Complete the required CITI trainings by the third class session. | +|Weekly Activities | Actively participate in at least 10 sessions. Half-credit will be given if the student attends but does not actively participate. Students may make up for a missed class session via a written assignment. | |Investigator Meeting | Actively participate in the preliminary investigator meeting. | |Final Presentation | Substantially contribute to the final project, including presenting part of the final group presentation. | diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml index f46026e..ebe02bc 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml +++ b/mkdocs.yml @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ markdown_extensions: - pymdownx.highlight: linenums: true - pymdownx.inlinehilite - - pymdownx.smartsymbols + #- pymdownx.smartsymbols - pymdownx.superfences - pymdownx.tabbed # alternate_style: true