A brand new lecture series from NPTEL by experts! Today's Topic - FILM SENSE

Dear Learners

Join us for a brand new lecture series from NPTEL!

Today's session:

Topic : Film Sense
Speaker : Mr. Badri Venkatesh
Profession : Film Director
Time : 6:00pm
Link to watch : https://youtu.be/loBJPhlh4vA



NPTEL TEAM

NIE- ICMR (NIeCer) - Online Course on Health Research Fundamentals - July 2016

Dear All,


We thank you all for choosing the NIeCer online course on Health Research Fundamentals. We hope you found the course useful.

We wish to inform you that NIeCer is rerunning the Health Research Fundamentals - Online course in collaboration with NPTEL.

The next session of the course starts on 18 July 2016. It is now open for free registration till 18th July 2016.

We request you to encourage candidates with a research aptitude to enroll for this course and enhance their knowledge skills in health research.
 
For more information and registration, please visit our website www.nie.gov.in


Warm Regards,
 
NIeCer Team

Feedback for Health Research Fundamentals

Dear student

We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.

We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.

In this regard, we would like to have a feedback from you regarding our course and whether there are any improvements, you would like to suggest.
 
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.

The link to give your feedback is :

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VwtJROP0FHS8S_p_ctkSt9xvO_0YMX_SkQJUySvFS70

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

Kind attention: Queries/concerns regarding allotment of marks for questions with inconsistent answers

  • Inconsistency between the correct answer selected by me and marks awarded for Question number 9 in Assignment 1

9) Which of the following statements are correct regarding defining inclusion and exclusion criteria in a study protocol?

a)      They should be vague because this will allow greater and easy enrollment

b)      They should be very specific

c)      They should be very large in number

d)     It is not important to define exclusion criteria in a clinical trial

 

Announcement made:

Typo error; Correct Option is (b)

We will assign 1 mark to all of those who submitted assignment 1 and chosen the correction option

However, this 1 mark will NOT be added to those who've scored (10/10) 100% in this assignment 1.

 

  • Inconsistency between the correct answer selected by me and marks awarded for Question number 4 in Assignment 4

 

4. The measures of disease frequency are

a. Incidence

b. Prevalence

c. Birth rate

d. A and B

 

Announcement made:

Entry error in the system; Correct option is (d);

 

We will assign 1 mark to all of those who submitted assignment 4

However, this 1 mark will NOT be added to those who've scored (10/10) 100% in this assignment 4.

 

  • Inconsistency between the correct answer selected by me and marks awarded for Question number 4 in Assignment 8

 

10.  Biases can occur during which stage of epidemiological study? 

a.      Study design

b.      Study implement action

c.       Data analysis

d.      Any of the above

 

Announcement made:

We observed that due to technical problem, there was an error in the allotment of mark for one of the questions in assignment 8. 

We will assign 1 mark to all of those who submitted assignment 8

However, this 1 mark will NOT be added to those who've scored (10/10) 100% in this assignment 8.

 

  • Issue of Week 7 Assignment 19  – Question No. 10

 10. Which of the following is not true regarding issues related to informed consent?

 a) Informed consent benefit both the participants and investigators

 b) The language used in Informed consent should be local, simple and clear

 c) Audiovisual consent is mandatory for all investigational new drug trials in India

 d) Written informed consent form is a requirement for phase III drug trials


As per the clarification issued earlier (given in brackets), a recent DCGI notification has clarified that AV recording is not mandatory for all investigational new drug trials in India.[Audio-visual consent is a relatively recent regulatory requirement and is evolving. Although the regulation of DCGI dated 07/06/2013 (notification number.G.S.R 364E) mentioned that audio-visual recording of the consent in case of investigational new drugs (IND) is mandatory, a recent guideline [DCGI notification numberG.S.R390 (E) dated 18/05/2015] has clarified the following:

A. Audio-Visual Recording of Informed Consent Process shall only be mandatory for cases where vulnerable population is involved & the trial is of New Chemical Entity or New Molecular Entity.

B. For clinical trials of Anti-HIV and anti-Leprosy drugs, only audio recording of the informed consent process shall be mandatory.

The clause B specifically addresses the concern raised in the question. In case of conditions, where there is stigma and sensitivities involved, protecting the privacy of the participants becomes critically important.

However, it is also important to understand that this recommendation has been brought in to ensure that the consent process has been done in a fair manner and with full understanding by the participant. It also documents that there is no coercion or force or pressure or incentive used by the investigators to influence study participation.

Also, in practice, while recording AV consent of the participant, if the participant desires not to reveal the identity, the camera can be set in such a way that the identity of the person is masked or facial features made hazy on the video recording, but the voice can be authenticated if necessary by the regulatory authorities]

Hence, strictly speaking option (c) is right answer;

However, since your answer was based on the handout and lecture content, we have decided to add 1 mark to all of them who submitted assignment 19;  However, this 1 mark will NOT be added to those who've scored (10/10) 100% in this assignment 19.

Please remember that this addition will NOT be seen in your current score when you click and check under the tab 'Progress'. However, we assure you that these marks will be added to the final score for calculation for award of certificates for those who are appearing for exams.

-NIeCer Team

All the best for participants appearing for final certification exams!

NIeCer team wishes best of luck to all the participants appearing for final certification exams tomorrow and then on 27 March 2016. Do well!

--NIeCer Team

NIE Interactive Session on Health Research Fundamentals course

Dear all,

We wish to inform you that we, the NIeCer faculty members had an interactive session with the participants of NIeCer101:Health Research Fundamentals course from Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry.

[As per the NPTEL's terms, the colleges who register in bulk are entitled for such interactive session with faculty of the NPTEL's online courses. Hence, this was arranged by NPTEL as the college participants had registered and paid in bulk].

The video conference session took place on 17th March 2016. Those who could not participate can view the recording of the proceedings from the following link:

https://youtu.be/v-g6XdLOG60

Thanking you with all the best wishes and good luck for the exams!

                                                                                    -          NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 8 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 8 Assignments [21 to 22] corresponding to Week 8 lectures on 'Writing a research protocol' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Writing a research protocol' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 8 Assignments [21 to 22] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

                                                                                            -NIeCer Team

Course feedback: NIeCer 101/Health Research Fundamentals

Dear course participants
As we come to the end of this course we are keen to hear from you about what you learnt, liked or had problems with and how we can do things better in the future. We would really appreciate if you could provide you anonymous feedback by clicking HERE.

                                                                                                - NIeCer Team

RE: Refund amount for failed transactions

Dear Student

We have refunded the money from our side for failed transactions, if the money is not credited to your account you can check with your bank with the reference number which has been generated during your payment.

Refunds are not being processed for successful registrations.

If the bank confirms that your amount is not refunded, then please write to us at nptel@iitm.ac.in

NPTEL Certification exam: Hall tickets available for download

Dear candidate:

Hall tickets have been published for the courses that have exams on March 20 and 27. The link for the same is https://www3.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/885/2759/login.html

Instructions for candidates to access the hall ticket:

  • Please login with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its password to access and download the hall ticket(s) for the March 20th/ 27th exams, from the link.
  • Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on March 20th/ 27th 2016.
  •  Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a valid ID card, carry it with you to the venue (The exam centre address is there in the hall ticket).
  • Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them.
  • Note1:- If you are writing 2 exams - 1 on March 20th and another on March 27th, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets.
  •  Note2: Exam time : 2 PM to 5 PM.
  •  In case of issues - contact us at nptel@iitm.ac.in. 
Best of luck for your exams!

Thanks
NPTEL team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 7 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 7 Assignments [19 to 20] corresponding to Week 7 lectures on 'Conducting a research study' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Conducting a research study' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 7 Assignments [19 to 20] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

                                                                                            -NIeCer Team

Link to download Week 8 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course, which is available in three different formats (flv, 3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in the mirror links provided.

                                                                                           - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 8 Videos Available

The 8th week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Writing a research protocol' have been released.

'Writing a research protocol' has the following two lectures:

  1. Preparing a concept paper for research projects  – Dr. P Manickam
  2. Elements of a protocol for research studies  – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  •  Click on 'Writing a research protocol' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 8 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 8 Assignments released

  • The Quiz for the Week 8 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 16th March 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 16th March 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 16th March 2016) 

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 6 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 6 Assignments [16 to 18] corresponding to Week 6 lectures on 'Planning a research study-2' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Planning a research study-2' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 6 Assignments [16 to 18] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

                                                                                            -NIeCer Team

Week 6 Assignement Due Date - 2nd March 2016 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 6 lectures is 11.00pm on 2nd March 2016 (Wednesday).

Assignment 16: Principles of data collection – Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur
Assignment 17: Data Management – Dr. P Manickam
Assignment 18: Overview of data analysis – Dr. P Manickam

Kindly note that you cannot submit the assignments after the deadline.

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Link to download Week 7 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course, which is available in three different formats (flv, 3gp and mp4)


Click here to go download link


Click on the video download tab and download the video files in the mirror links provided.

                                                                               - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 7 Assignment released

  • The Quiz for the Week 7 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 9th March 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 9th March 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 9th March 2016) 

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 7 Videos Available

The seventh week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Conducting a research study' have been released.

'Conducting a research study' has the following two lectures:

  1. Ethical framework for health research  – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
  2. Conducting clinical trials  – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  •  Click on 'Conducting a research study' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 7 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 5 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 5 Assignment [13 to 15] corresponding to Week 5 lectures on 'Planning a research study-1' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Planning a research study-1' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 5 Assignments [13 to 15] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

                                                                                            -NIeCer Team

Week 5 Assignement Due Date - 24th February 2016 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 5 lectures is 11.00pm on 24th February 2016 (Wednesday).

Assignment 13: Selection of study population – Dr. P Ganeshkumar
Assignment 14: Study plan and project management – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
Assignment 15: Designing data collection tools – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar

Kindly note that you cannot submit the assignments after the deadline.

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

REMINDER: Registration closes on 1st MAR 2016 5 PM (Tuesday) - Register today!!!

Dear students

Hope you are doing the course and are enjoying the learning process.

Already 5766 students have registered for the exams, are you one of it? If not Please register for the exam today!!

The certification exam registration URL is : http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
(Only if you are enrolled in a 10 hr / 20 hr course that started on Jan 18th, you will be able to login here)

If you have any payment issue and internet connectivity problem, please try to register earlier instead of trying out in the last minute.

Exam registrations close on 1st MAR 2016 5 PM (Tuesday)!! The last date will not be extended!

Dates of exam: 20th March 2016 (or) 27 March 2016
Exam Session time: 2 PM - 5 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form.
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
Mode of payment: Only online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking

The hall ticket will be available for download from 2nd/3rd week of March 2016.

Certificate will be awarded to candidates who register and attend the certificate examination. The scores obtained by the student in the assignments and in the proctored exam will be used to compute the final score printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website, where on logging in, your assignment scores and your score in the proctored certification exam will be displayed. Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.

IMPORTANT NOTES

1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- Once the registration form is submitted after payment, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam date, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable.
Courses with exam on March 20th/ 27th : http://nptel.ac.in/LocalChapter/Assets/pdf/Courses%20with%20exams%20on%20March%2020-27%202016.pdf

2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GOT SCHOLARSHIP VIA YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER: -  Students who have got scholarship via NPTEL local chapter can opt to pay individually using the above form. While doing so the reduced fee will automatically apply.

3) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:- If you are paying fee via Local chapter of your college using the DD option, ONLY After the SPOC of your college has finished uploading the Bulk-Payment details for the March exam, please come to this form and add your signature, photo and certificate (in case of SC/ST). This step is mandatory fr generating the hall ticket.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

ATTENTION: Allotment of marks for assignment 8

Dear All,

We have been getting queries from some of you regarding mark allotment for assignment 8. 


We observed that due to technical problem, there was an error in the allotment of mark for one of the questions in assignment 8. 


We will award 1 mark to each one of you who've submitted assignment 8. However, this 1 mark will NOT be added to those who've scored (10/10) 100% in this assignment 8. 


Please remember that this addition will NOT be seen in your current score when you click and check under the tab 'Progress'.  However, we assure you that these marks will be added to the final score for calculation.

                                                                                               - NIeCer Team

 

 

Link to download Week 6 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course, which is available in three different formats (flv, 3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in the mirror links provided.


                                                                                - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 6 Assignment released

  • The Quiz for the Week 6 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 2nd March 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 2nd March 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 2nd March 2016) 

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 6 Videos Available

The sixth week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Planning a research study-2' have been released.

'Planning a research study-2' has the following three lectures:

  1. Principles of data collection – Dr. Prabhdeep kaur
  2. Data management – Dr. P Manickam
  3. Overview of data analysis – Dr. P Manickam

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  •  Click on 'Planning a research study-2' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 6 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 4 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 4 Assignment [10 to 12] corresponding to Week 4 lectures on 'Bio-Statistical considerations in designing a research study' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Bio-Statistical considerations in designing a research study' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 4 Assignments [10 to 12] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

-NIeCer Team

Feedback for each session

At the end of each teaching session, we seek your valuable feedback! The feedback form is of only one page. Your feedback is completely anonymous. Please, take 2-3 minutes of your time and to tell us your opinion on how each of the teaching sessions was for you! 

You will find the link to provide feedback under 'SESSION FEEDBACK' given below each of the video lectures.

Thanks for helping us shape the NIeCer courses!

- NIeCer Team

Week 4 Assignement Due Date - 17th February 2016 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 4 lectures is 11.00pm on 17th February 2016 (Wednesday).


Assignment 10: Measurement of study variables – Dr. R Ramakrishnan

Assignment 11: Sampling methods – Dr. R Ramakrishnan       

Assignment 12:  Calculating sample size and power – Dr. R Ramakrishnan


Kindly note that you cannot submit the assignments after the deadline.

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Announcement regarding exam and certificate format.

Dear student

The certification exam will be conducted at designated centres in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person to get the certificate.

Type of exam: Online (Programming)
The questions will be on the computer and the answers will have to be entered on the computer; type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type answers, etc

Final score on certificate = 40 % from assignment + 60 % from exam.

Legend for certificate:

1. The certificate for a student scoring lesser than 50% get the tag "certificate of participation"

2. A student who scores above 50% -69% gets the Certificate for "successfully completing the course"

3. A student who scores above 70% -89% gets the tag "Elite" printed at the top of the certificate.

3. A student who scores above 90% will have "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

The formats are attached here for your reference:

Certification Exam for NIeCer Course 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Registration for exam

  • Registration for the certification exam is currently open from 10th February 2016 (Wednesday) until 1st March 2016, 5 PM (Tuesday)

Registration procedure

  • The certification exam registration URL is:  http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
  • Use the same e-mail ID and password that is linked to your google enabled account with which you have enrolled in the course

 

Dates and time of examination

  • 20th March 2016 (Sunday) OR
  • 27th March 2016 (Sunday)
  • Exam Session time: 2 PM - 5 PM

o    You can choose any one of the exam date based on your convenience

o    Change of date of exam will not be entertained after registration

 

Filling online application form

  • Scanned copies of your photo and signature of minimum file size 10kb and maximum file size of 150kb should be uploaded in the online application form
  • The hall ticket will be available for download from 2nd /3rd  week of March 2016


Payment of registration

  • Registration fees: Rs 1000/- (One thousand only)
  • Mode of payment: Only online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking
  • Once the registration form is submitted after payment, the registration form will be non-editable, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam date, city is possible
  • Students can check whether their transaction is a success or not by visiting the link http://nptel.ac.in/noc/noc_paymentcheck.php
  • Candidates belonging to SC/ST category get a 50% waiver on the above - so it will be directly Rs. 500 for them. You have to upload a copy of the SC/ST certificate in the form when you avail this

Examination cities/centres

  • NPTEL will conduct the exams in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form
  • The tentative exam cities are available in the following link: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/pdf/March%202016%20Exam%20Cities.pdf
  • Change in exam centre will not be entertained after registration


Exam pattern

  • Online proctored exam to be conducted at exam centres by NPTEL
  • Objective type with multiple choice questions (MCQ)
  • Choose one best answer; No negative marking
  • Number of questions - 120
  • Three hours

 

Final scoring and grading pattern

  • NPTEL will award certificates to candidates who register and attend the certificate examination
  • Final score for certification will be 40% from assignments and 60% from the proctored final examination
  • Final score will be printed on the certificate
  • The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website, where on logging in, your assignment scores and your score in the proctored certification exam will be displayed.
  • NPTEL will issue 4 types of certificates to the exam participants based on the final score:

                            <50%      - Participated in the course
                            50-69%   - Successfully completed the course
                            70-89%   - Elite category tag
                            90-100% - Elite tag + gold medal symbol


Declaration of results and award of certificate

  • NPTEL will make the results and e-certificate available 2-3 weeks after the date of final exam in the following link  nptel.ac.in/noc
  • The e-certificate can be downloaded and printed following the above link
  • NPTEL will send hard copy of the certificate by speed-post, 2-3 weeks after the exam results are published. An intimation regarding the dispatch of certificates will be sent by email

Key dates to note

Key events

Date/time

Registration for exam

10th February 2016 (Wednesday) to 1st March 2016 5 PM (Tuesday)

Exam dates

20th March 2016 (Sunday) OR 27th March 2016 (Sunday) during

2 pm to 5 pm

Issue of hall tickets

Available for download from 2nd /3rd  week of March 2016

Award of certificates

Available for download after 2-3 weeks after the date(s) of exam

                                                                                                - NIeCer Team


Link to download Week 5 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course, which is available in three different formats (flv, 3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in the mirror links provided.

                                                                                                  - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 5 Assignment released

  • The Quiz for the Week 5 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 24th February 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 24th February 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 24th February 2016) 

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 5 Videos Available

The fifth week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Planning a research study-1' have been released.

'Planning a research study-1' has the following three lectures:

  1. Selection of study population – Dr. P Ganeshkumar
  2. Study plan and project management – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
  3. Designing data collection tools – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  •  Click on 'Planning a research study-1' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 5 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 3 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 3 Assignment [7 to 9] corresponding to Week 3 lectures on 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-2' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-2' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 3 Assignments [7 to 9] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

-NIeCer Team

Registration open for certification exam

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the March 2016 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course. 
Registration is open from 10th FEB 2016 (Wednesday) until 1st MAR 2016 5 PM (Tuesday).  

The certification exam registration URL is : http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
(Only if you are enrolled in a 10 hr / 20 hr course that started on Jan 18th, you will be able to login here)

Dates of exam: 20th March 2016 (or) 27 March 2016
Exam Session time: 2 PM - 5 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form.
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
Mode of payment: Only online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking


The hall ticket will be available for download from 2nd/3rd week of March 2016.

Certificate will be awarded to candidates who register and attend the certificate examination. The scores obtained by the student in the assignments and in the proctored exam will be used to compute the final score printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website, where on logging in, your assignment scores and your score in the proctored certification exam will be displayed. Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.

IMPORTANT NOTES

1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- Once the registration form is submitted after payment, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam date, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable. 
Courses with exam on March 20th/ 27th : http://nptel.ac.in/LocalChapter/Assets/pdf/Courses%20with%20exams%20on%20March%2020-27%202016.pdf

2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GOT SCHOLARSHIP VIA YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER: -  Students who have got scholarship via NPTEL local chapter can opt to pay individually using the above form. While doing so the reduced fee will automatically apply.

3) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:- If you are paying fee via Local chapter of your college using the DD option, ONLY After the SPOC of your college has finished uploading the Bulk-Payment details for the March exam, please come to this form and add your signature, photo and certificate (in case of SC/ST). This step is mandatory fr generating the hall ticket.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

Week 3 Assignement Due Date - 10th February 2016 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 3 lectures is 11.00pm on 10th February 2016 (Wednesday).

  Assignment 7: Experimental study designs: Clinical trials
  Assignment 8: Validity of epidemiological studies
  Assignment 9: Qualitative research methods: An overview

Kindly note that you cannot submit the assignments after the deadline.

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Clarifications regarding submission of assignments/score

  • The assignments will get automatically closed after the due date and time. Hence, you cannot submit the assignments after the due date and time
  • Your assignment scores will appear under the progress column only after the due date and time of assignment
  • We request you to kindly take note of scores for individual assignments ONLY
  • Kindly ignore "Overall course score"
  • There are no prerequisites/conditions to appear for the certification exam. You can appear for the certificate exam irrespective of teh submission of assignments and scores. However, 'Overall course score' will be calculated based on the scores obtained in the assignments and final exam. Hence, we recommend completing all the assignments well within the due date and time of submission.

                                                                                          - NIeCer Team

Link to download Week 4 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course, which is available in three different formats (flv, 3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in the mirror links provided.

Health Research Fundamentals Week 4 Videos Available

The fourth week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Bio-statistical considerations in designing a research study' have been released.

'Bio-statistical considerations in designing a research study' has the following three lectures:

  1. Measurement of study variables – Dr. R Ramakrishnan
  2. Sampling methods – Dr. R Ramakrishnan
  3. Calculating sample size and power – Dr. R Ramakrishnan

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  •  Click on 'Bio-statistical considerations in designing a research study' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 4 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                              -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 4 Assignment released

  • The Quiz for the Week 4 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 17th February 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 17th February 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 17th February 2016) 
                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Mentors

Dear All,

You may have seen a new tab called "mentor" in the top right corner of the course page. Some faculty of the colleges want to monitor the status of their students who have enrolled for the course. So their mail id's have been added in the mentor tab. The students of the colleges will select their mentors from the list.  

For this the faculty should be enrolled to the particular course and then request his/her students to add him/her as the mentor. He/she can't access the students' progress or be a mentor if he/she hasn't enrolled for the online course. When the students select their mentor, the faculty of that college will able to see only the progress of the student who have selected him/her as a mentor. The faculty can see the tab "menthe list", where he/she can view the status of the students. The analytics of the student's progress will be received by the mentors only after their students add him/her as the mentor for their course.  

Course participants who do not belong to those colleges need not bother about this. 
                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Queries/concerns regarding submission of assignments

Dear All,

We have been getting lot of queries from all of you regarding submission of assignments and marks scored. In particular, there was an error in allotment of marks to two questions (Assignment 1-Question 9 and Assignment 4-Question 4).  We thank you for pointing out these errors. We sincerely apologize for the inadvertent error. 


We will award 1 mark each to these two questions to all those who submitted assignment 1 and assignment 4. Please remember that this addition will not be seen in your current score when you click and check under the tab 'Progress'.  However, we assure you that these marks will be added to the final score for calculation.


Regards,

-NIeCer team

Queries/concerns regarding submission of assignments

 

Your queries

NIeCer Team’s Response

How is the scoring done?
  • Auto-scoring by the system
  • Each correct answer is given 1 mark; total is converted to percentage (%)
  • If you answer all the 10 questions correctly for one assignment,  you will get 100%
  • No negative marking

Regarding cumulative score
  • Kindly ignore the overall course score as of now

Extension of deadline for submission of assignments
  • Not possible

Inconsistency between the  correct answer selected by me and marks awarded for Question number 9 in Assignment 1
  • Typo error; Correct Option is (b)
  • We will assign 1 mark to all of those who submitted assignment 1
  • However, this will not be shown when you click 'Progress'
  • We assure you that these marks will be added to the final score for calculation

Inconsistency between the  correct answer selected by me and marks awarded for Question number 4 in Assignment 4
  • Entry error in the system; Correct option is (d)
  • We will assign 1 mark to all of those who submitted assignment 4
  • However, this will not be shown when you click 'Progress'. 
  • We assure you that these marks will be added to the final score for calculation.

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 1 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 1 Assignment [1 to 3] corresponding to Week 1 lectures on 'Conceptualizing a research study' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on ‘Conceptualizing a research study' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 1 Assignments [1 to 3] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

-NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 2 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 2 Assignment [4 to 6] corresponding to Week 2 lectures on 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-1' have been now made available to you.

Please use the following steps to go through the Answer keys:

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-1' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline")
  • Click on Answer keys for week 2 Assignments [4 to 6] and follow the link "Click here"
  • The correct answers will be shown with underline and bold font

Further, you can check your score for each of these assignments by clicking on the tab 'Progress' in home page.

-NIeCer Team

Link to download Week 3 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course, which is available in three different formats (flv, 3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in the mirror links provided.

                                                                               - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 3 Videos Available


Dear All,

The third week’s video lectures corresponding to Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-2 have been released.

Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-2 has the following three lectures: 


    1.     Experimental study designs: Clinical trials - Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
    2.     Validity of epidemiological studies – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar
    3.     Qualitative research methods: An overview – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:
  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-2' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 3 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                               - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 3 Assignment released

  • The Quiz for the Week 3 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 10th February 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 10th February 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 10th February 2016)  
                                                                                        - NIeCer Team

Link to download Week 2 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course,which is available in three different formats (flv,3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in  the mirror links provided.

                                                                       - NIeCer Team

 

Health Research Fundamentals Week 2 Assignment released

  • The Quiz for the Week 2 Lectures is now available
  • The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type
  • Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  • The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 3rd February 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline (i.e., after 3rd February 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 3rd February 2016)   

                                                                                     -NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 2 Videos Available

The second week’s video lectures corresponding to Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-1 has been released.

Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-1 has the following three lectures:

1. Measures of disease frequency – Dr. R Ramakrishnan

2. Descriptive study designs – Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur

3. Analytical study designs – Dr. Manoj Murhekar

Please use the following steps to go through the course materials:
  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview
  • Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
  • Click on 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study-1' on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments
  • Complete the assignments within the due date [Refer to the announcement on assignment for details: "Health Research Fundamentals Week 2 Assignment released"]
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK
Wish you a happy learning experience!
-NIeCer Team

25th January 2016 - Extended Date of enrollment to NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Dear All,

We wish to inform that the date for enrollment to our online course NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals is extended till 25th January 2016.

Kindly intimate & encourage any of your interested friends to join the course.

                                                                                    -   NIeCer Team   

Due Date Extended to 3rd February 2016 for Week 1 Quiz

Dear All,

We wish to inform that the due date for the Week 1 Quiz extended to 3rd February 2016.

                                                                                 - NIeCer Team

Link to download Week 1 - Lecture Videos

Please click on the below link to download the lectures of the course,which is available in three different formats (flv,3gp and mp4)

Click here to go download link

Click on the video download tab and download the video files in  the mirror links provided.

                                                                       - NIeCer Team

Release of Week 1 lectures and reference materials

Dear All,

The first week’s video lectures corresponding to Conceptualizing a Research Study has been released.

Conceptualizing a Research Study has the following three lectures:

1.      Introduction to health research – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale

2.      Formulating research question, hypothesis and objectives – Dr. P Manickam

3.      Literature review – Dr. P Ganeshkumar

  • Access the course materials from the link:

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs03/preview

  • Please login using same email ID that you used to enroll for the course.
  • Click on "Conceptualizing a research study" on the left (below "Course outline") to see the list of lectures/assignments.
  • List of reference/resource materials is also now available in the course summary on the course home page.
  • Please complete the assignments for each of the sessions within the due date.
  • Please provide session feedback after going through video lectures and other learning materials. You will see the link for SESSION FEEDBACK below the video.

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Release of Week 1 Materials

Dear All,

The first week’s lectures for the NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals will be released on 18th January 2016. You will be able to access the materials after  9.30am. 

List of reference/resource materials and MCQ quiz (assignments) for the video lectures during this week 1 will also be made available on the course home page.

- NIeCer Team

Quiz for Week 1 Lectures

Dear All,

  •  The Quiz for the Week 1 Lectures is now available
  •  The Quiz is of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) type.
  •  Each Lecture has 10 MCQs
  •  The deadline for submission of Quiz is 11.00 pm on Wednesday, 27th January 2016
  • You may submit the quiz any number of times before the due date
  • The final submission will be considered for grading
  • Your score will be shown only after the deadline
  •  Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline

 

-NIeCer Team

Frequenty Asked Quetions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


1.      When do lecture videos become available in the portal?

 

The course will begin on 18 January 2016. The lecture videos, any extra reading material/resources and assignment details of a particular week will be released in the portal on start of every week. For example, videos and materials of week 1 will be available from 18 January, 2016 onwards. You can access it from left panel of the course home page.

 

Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assignments before the due date.

2.      How long the videos and reference materials of a week will be available online?

The lecture videos and reference materials that are being released on a weekly basis will be available in the portal throughout the course duration.

3.      Will we receive any alerts regarding the release of the contents in the portal?

Yes. You will get an email alert through the discussion forum as and when the course materials are released.

4.      What is the purpose of the ANNOUNCEMENT section available in the course home page?

It will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc. 

5.      What is the purpose of the FORUM available in the course home page?

  •  This is for everyone to ask questions and interact.
  •      If you have any questions regarding the technical contents in    the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question    related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc,         kindly write about this in the FORUM and NIeCer Team will     respond to it.
  •  Your queries will be answered within 48 hours of posting.
  •  Please use this well and participate to benefit from the   course.
  •    For the FORUM we have created a catalogue of Do’s and    Don’ts and posted separately. Kindly refer to the same for  more information regarding FORUM.

 

6.      How can I discuss and ask queries about a particular video lecture topic?

            For every video lecture, a separate Query thread will be available under the discussion forum. You can raise questions and clarify your doubts under that particular thread. Please keep in mind before posting any queries related to a topic, confirm you are posting in that particular Query thread maintained for that topic in the discussion forum. Posting in different thread may bring confusions and addressing the queries will be delayed. 

7.      ‘I am getting so many emails, how to streamline the receipt of emails regarding the posting in the Discussion Forum’ – If this is your query, please follow the steps to address the same:

All academic discussions, including queries for various aspects of the course etc. will also be taking place in this Forum. Hence, we suggest not to unsubscribe to the Discussion Forum.

Instead, you can change your personal settings on the Forum page on how you want to receive the messages posted in the Discussion forum as follows:

 Step-1: Go to course home page and login with your user  id   then click Forum.

          Step-2: Click on the “Membership and email settings”.

          Step-3: Click on the Email Delivery Preference.

          Step-4: Select the option according to your preference of      email delivery.

8.      Can I know more details about Assignments?

·         Assignments of this course are of MCQs type.

·         Every lecture will be followed by a 10 MCQs quiz.

·         Due date for submission of answers for every lecture will be announced (TEN days from the date of posting of assignment)

·         Solutions submitted before the due date will only be considered.

·         You are free to attempt to answer any number of times before the due date.

·         The last attempt will be taken as your final submission for grading purpose.

·         The quiz will be graded and these marks used for your final assessment

·         Please do not post answers in the FORUM. TAs from NIeCer Team will provide answers for MCQs after the due date for submission is over.

·         Any queries about the assignments will be answered as long as they are not directed to obtain/reveal answers for MCQs.

9.      Can I get more details regarding the Examination?

We offer two options before you.

Option 1: Course completion WITH certification at the end of the course

Option 2: Course completion WITHOUT certification

 

Option 1: Course completion WITH certification at the end of the course

Certificate will be issued by NIE-ICMR and NPTEL to those who are successful in a final certification exam at the end of the course.

The certification exam will be conducted by us at the end of the course and the announcement about the registration for the exam will be made subsequently.

A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee (Rs. 1000), which needs to be paid at the time of registration.

Exams will be held online at designated centres in selected cities of India. The location of examination centres will depend on the number of participants registering for the exam from a particular city. Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.

 

Option 2: Course completion WITHOUT certification

If you are not interested in a certificate and just want to learn/refresh yourself about health research methods, you do not need to register for the exam.

However, you will continue to have access to the course contents until the end of the course duration.

 

10.  Whether a person residing outside India can give the exam?

NPTEL conducts the final certification exam as a proctored exam where the candidate has to come in person to a centre in one of the cities listed in India and attend the exam. We do not have a process in place to conduct proctored exam for candidates outside India.

Hence, the students residing outside India can enroll and study these courses - but obtaining the certificate is not a possibility currently.

-          NIeCer Team

 

Expectations about NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Dear Friends,

We thank you for joining online course NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals. As you are getting ready to learn, we are eager to hear about your expectations and feelings about this course and any experience with online courses.

We request you to kindly post your responses by 17th January 2016.

Kindly note: Those who have responded should not fill-up again.

Please follow this link to post your response: http://goo.gl/forms/5AZ1cbQnQb


- NIeCer course team

Certification exam

Dear Friends,

We offer two options before you.
Option 1: Course completion WITH certification at the end of the course
Option 2: Course completion WITHOUT certification

Option 1: Course completion WITH certification at the end of the course
You may be interested in obtaining a course certificate for NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals. Certificate will be issued by NIE-ICMR and NPTEL to those who are successful in a final certification exam at the end of the course.
The certification exam will be conducted by us at the end of the course and the announcement about the registration for the exam will be made subsequently. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee (Rs. 1000), which needs to be paid at the time of registration.
Exams will be held online at designated centres in selected cities of India. The location of examination centres will depend on the number of participants registering for the exam from a particular city. We will keep you informed about the same.

Option 2: Course completion WITHOUT certification
If you are not interested in a certificate and just want to learn/refresh yourself about health research methods, you do not need to register for the exam. However, you will continue to have access to the course contents until the end of the course duration.

Happy learning!!

- NIE-ICMR course team

Welcome to NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Thank you for signing up for NIE-ICMR e-Certificate course "NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals". You are now a member of the 1000+ (as of 31 Dec 2015) community of learners for this course. We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on January 18 2016. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.

Every lecture will be followed by a 10 MCQ quiz. The quiz will be graded and these marks used for your final assessment. You are free to attempt to answer any number of times before the due date. The last attempt will be taken as your final submission for grading purpose.

The portal will also have links to the lecture slides and any extra reading material and resources.

Additionally, we would like to request you to fill a feedback form after each session. The link will be provided on the lecture session page. Your feedback will help us in making your learning experience more exciting and fruitful. 

There are two sections on the course home page apart from the course content and assignment sections: 

  1. The announcement list:  It will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.  
  2. The discussion forum:  This is for everyone to ask questions and interact--> If you have any questions regarding the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc, kindly write about this in the forum and the course instructor/TA will respond to it. Please use this well and participate to benefit from the course.

Once again, thanks for your interest in NIeCer courses. Happy learning.

Wishing you a great new year ahead!!

- NIE-ICMR course team