182.613.41
Exposure Assessment Techniques for Health Risk Management
Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Tu, Th, 8:00 - 9:20am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
180.609 Principles of Environmental Health or 180.601 Environmental Health or an equivalent introductory course in environmental health
Industrial Hygiene lab course (182.614.01)
Prepares students to use techniques of exposure assessment to quantitatively estimate exposures in occupational and non-occupational settings. Introduces concepts of exposure variability and its implications for interpreting small exposure data sets. Challenges students to apply advanced techniques such as mathematical modeling of exposures using exposure determinant information, analysis of variance for between- and within-subject variability, Monte Carlo analysis of uncertainty, Bayesian decision analysis using small data sets, exposure assessment strategies in occupational settings. Explores case studies to assess exposures in real-life scenarios using multiple methods. Critically evaluates key scientific papers on exposure assessment strategies.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- 1.Describe the nature of exposure problems in occupational and non-occupational environments
- 2.Apply mathematical and statistical principles and methodologies to exposure analysis
- 3.Design studies to measure exposure, and interpret data obtained from such studies
- 4.Identify and develop effective exposure assessment strategies for occupational hygiene decision-making
- 5.Identify the sources and nature of variability in worker exposure data and quantify them
- 6.Apply mathematical models for quantifying exposures
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 25% Problem sets
- 25% Critical review of the literature
- 50% Final Project
This is the virtual/online section of a course also held onsite. You are responsible for the modality in which you register.