Interventions and Calibration
Learn about modelling treatment and vaccination with Interventions and Calibration by Coursera.
Intermediate
Online
2 Weeks
1,699 INR Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Interventions and Calibration is an online certification course aimed at teaching students the approaches for modelling treatments of infectious diseases as well as for modelling vaccinations. The online course is designed to enable students to represent the effects of interventions such as the effects of vaccination in reducing susceptibility. The certification course is offered by Coursera which is a part of the Infectious Disease Modelling Specialisation.
Interventions and Calibration training covers how to model a leaky vaccine and the different types of vaccine and treatment effects. Through this online certification course, students will be able to use the basic SIR model and how to calibrate this model to use data. With the online course, students will be able to identify the relationship between models and real-world epidemiological data. The online course will enable the students to formulate important concepts related to vaccination models and the approach followed in order to handle them in a healthcare business.
The Highlights
- Offered by Coursera
- Completion Certificate
- Intermediate-level online course
- 2 weeks of learning
Programme Offerings
- Course Resources
- Practical learning and Exercises
- Flexible Deadlines
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Imperial College, LondonCoursera |
Interventions and Calibration Fee Structure
Course Details | Fee |
1 month | Rs 1,699 per month |
3 month | Rs 3,499 per month |
6 month | Rs 5,199 per month |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To qualify for the Interventions and Calibration certification by Coursera, candidates are required to complete the full course and the final assessment. They are also required to attain a qualifying passing grade.
What you will learn
The Interventions and Calibration certification syllabus will help students perform the SIR model against time-series data and incorporate vaccination into a SIR model, among others. They will be able to understand the role of mathematical models in accessing the data while modelling vaccination.
Upon completion of the Interventions and Calibration certification course, students will be able to learn about two simple approaches to computer-based model calibration- the least square and the maximum-likelihood approach.
Who it is for
Interventions and Calibration online course is designed for healthcare professionals such as health officers, health inspectors and healthcare administrators to gain practical understanding when it comes to how to model a leaky vaccine and the different types of treatment effects and vaccines. The online course helps them perform real-life vaccine treatments on patients to strengthen their expertise in the healthcare sector.
Admission Details
To join the Interventions and Calibration classes, candidates need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Browse the official URL
https://www.coursera.org/learn/interventions-and-calibration
Step 2: Click on the option ‘Enrol for Free’
Step 3: Candidates are required to sign up or login on to the official website with a primary email address.
Step 4: Thereafter, candidates are required to pay for the course through the payment gateway. However, they can also choose the Audit option which would not provide them with a final certificate except access to all course readings.
Application Details
To enrol for the Interventions and Calibration training, candidates need to sign up or login on to the official website which asks for their primary email address, name, phone number and location.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome to the Course
- An Insider's View of IDM
- Modelling Curative Treatment
- Modelling Vaccination: Leaky Vaccines
- Modelling Vaccination: Additional Vaccine Effects
Readings
- Welcome to Infectious Disease Modelling
- About the Infectious Disease Modelling Team
- Glossary
- Modelling Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Modelling Vaccination: First Steps
Discussion Prompt
- Discuss your Interest or Experience in Modelling
- Questions so far
Ungraded Labs
- Completing Etivities in Jupyter Notebooks
- R Reference Guide for IDM
- Solving differential equations using ode() in R
- Modelling Treatment
- Solution: Modelling Treatment
- A Separate Compartment for Vaccination
- Solution: A separate compartment for vaccination
- Modelling a Leaky Vaccine
- Solution: Modelling a Leaky Vaccine
- Modelling Additional Vaccine Effects
- Solution: Modelling Additional Vaccine Effects
Videos
- Models and Data: A Brief Detour into the Solar System
- Relationships Between Models and Data
- Modelling with Insufficient Data
- Modelling with Sufficient Data
Ungraded Labs
- Manual calibration of an SIR model, Part I
- Solution: Manual calibration of an SIR model, Part I
- Manual calibration of an SIR model, part II
- Solution: Manual Calibration of an SIR Model, Part II
Videos
- Computer-based Calibration: The Overall Approach
- Introduction to Least-Squares Calibration
- Recap: Least-squares Estimation
Ungraded Labs
- Writing a sum-of-squares function in R
- Solution: Writing a sum-of-squares function in R
- Automated least-squares calibration
- Solution: Automated least-squares calibration
- How Calibrations Inform Policy
- Solution: How Calibrations Inform Policy
Videos
- The Concept of Likelihood
- Constructing a Likelihood Function
- To Log or not to Log?
- Overview of Model Calibration
Reading
- Modelling Project
Quiz
- Which is the Correct Code Block?
- Modelling outputs
Ungraded Labs
- Which is the correct code block?
- Performing maximum likelihood estimate
- Solution: Performing maximum likelihood estimate
- Modelling Project
Instructors
Imperial College, London Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The level of this course is intermediate, which comes with pre-recorded videos and access to all course readings.
Candidates would not be provided with any placement support for this certification course.
Candidates will have access to the course resources if applied through the Audit option.
Candidates can apply for the financial aid option available on the official website of Coursera.
This online course is already available on Coursera. Candidates have to sign up or log in to the official website and complete the requisite actions to join this course.