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

Course feedback: NIeCer 101/Health Research Fundamentals

Dear Course Participants,

We are keen to know about your learning experience of the NIeCer 101 course – Health Research Fundamentals. We would like to know from you about what you enjoyed, what you had difficulty with, and what suggestions you have about improving the course in future.

We would really appreciate if you could provide you anonymous feedback by clicking HERE.

Thanks and 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://docs.google.com/a/nptel.iitm.ac.in/forms/d/1jzuSgLjldYbUESxK8vVOafaagOSld55yh11QRnfNTqw/edit?usp=sharing

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL 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_hs20/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

Hall ticket for Sep 18/Sep 25th NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download.

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered for the Sep 18/Sep25th  NPTEL Online certification exam, your Admit Card/ Hall ticket link is at :
https://www3.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/885/5168/login.html
 
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 Sep 18/Sep25th exams, from the link.  

Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on Sep 18/Sep25th 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 Sep 18th and another on Sep 25th, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets.
 
Note 2: In case of the following problems with the hall ticket:
a. Name is spelt incorrectly
b. Date of birth is wrong
c. Photo/signature is wrong or not available in the hall ticket
Please go to https://docs.google.com/a/nptel.iitm.ac.in/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScykR5qTP-jIuGB_umIF9RYOG3g2VNpdb-FUNPXB_m7bLKMsA/viewform?c=0&w=1 and fill the form with the details.
We cannot change the hall ticket - you can carry the same to the exam with a valid ID card and your college ID. We will pass on these details to the exam partner so that they know your details will be incorrect on the hall ticket.

NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.

For any other queries: please write to nptel@iitm.ac.in.

Thanks & Regards,
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_hs20/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                

Week 7 Assignment Due Date – 7th September 2016 (Wednesday)

Dear All,                                                              

This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 7 lectures is 11.00pm on 7th September 2016 (Wednesday).

  Assignment 19: Ethical framework for health research    
  Assignment 20: Conducting clinical trials 

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

                                                                                            - 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, 14th September 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 14th September 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 14th September 2016) 

Scoring Pattern:

Please remember that your final score on certificate will be calculated as follows:  

  • Every week, average assignment score will be calculated from the quiz scores of the particular week.
  • Best 6 averages out of 8 week's average score will be considered for calculating the final score.
  • Final Score = 25% of best 6 out of 8 weeks assignments + 75% exam score
                                                                       - 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_hs20/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: Answer keys for Week 6 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 6 Assignments [16 to 18] corresponding to Week 5 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_hs20/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

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                

Week 6 Assignment Due Date – 31st August 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 31st August 2016 (Wednesday).

  Assignment 16: Principle of data collection    
  Assignment 17: Data management
  Assignment 18: Overview of data analysis

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

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 7 Videos Available

The 7th 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_hs20/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 Week 7 Assignments 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, 7th September 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 7th September 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 7th September 2016) 

Scoring Pattern:

Please remember that your final score on certificate will be calculated as follows:  

  • Every week, average assignment score will be calculated from the quiz scores of the particular week.
  • Best 6 averages out of 8 week's average score will be considered for calculating the final score.
  • Final Score = 25% of best 6 out of 8 weeks assignments + 75% exam score
                                                                       - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 5 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 5 Assignments [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_hs20/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

Reminder - Health Research Fundamentals

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the September 2016 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.

Registration is open from 2nd AUGUST 2016 (Tuesday) until 22nd AUGUST 2016 5.00 PM (Monday). 

The certification exam registration URL is : http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

(If you want to register for the exam for this course that started on July 18th, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)

Dates of exam: 18th September 2016 / 25 September 2016 (You can choose either date according to your convenience for writing the exam)
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. Click here to access the list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/resources/List%20of%20examcities_September%202016.pdf
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct certificate)

Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or cash 
Type of exam: Online (on the computer - MCQ/MSQ,Fill in the blanks)

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively from 9thSeptember 2016. We will confirm the same through an announcement.

Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate:  Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%

The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website(http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification  (Appropriate announcements will be made). 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 for both courses at the same time. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable.

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, ONLY After the SPOC of your college has finished uploading the Bulk-Payment details for the September exam, please access this form and add your signature, photo and certificate (in case of SC/ST), if not already given and verify if the details given are correct. This step is mandatory for generating the hall ticket.

If there are any changes/issues/concerns, please write to nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id, course registered for, name and mention the change required. No changes will be entertained in these details after August 22 2016.

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team


Week 5 Assignments Due Date – 24th August 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 August 2016 (Wednesday).

  Assignment 13: Selection of study population   
  Assignment 14: Study plan and project management  
  Assignment 15: Designing data collection tools

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

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 6 Videos Available

The 6th 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. 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_hs20/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 Week 6 Assignments 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, 31st August 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 31st August 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 31st August 2016) 

Scoring Pattern:

Please remember that your final score on certificate will be calculated as follows:  

  • Every week, average assignment score will be calculated from the quiz scores of the particular week.
  • Best 6 averages out of 8 week's average score will be considered for calculating the final score.
  • Final Score = 25% of best 6 out of 8 weeks assignments + 75% exam score
                                                                       - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 4 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 4 Assignments [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_hs20/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

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                 

 

 

Week 4 Assignments Due Date – 17th August 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 August 2016 (Wednesday).

  Assignment 10: Measurement of study variables  
  Assignment 11: Sampling methods    
  Assignment 12: Calculating sample size and power

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

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 5 Assignments 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 August 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 August 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 24th August 2016) 

Scoring Pattern:

Please remember that your final score on certificate will be calculated as follows:  

  • Every week, average assignment score will be calculated from the quiz scores of the particular week.
  • Best 6 averages out of 8 week's average score will be considered for calculating the final score.
  • Final Score = 25% of best 6 out of 8 weeks assignments + 75% exam score
                                                                       - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 5 Videos Available

The 5th 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_hs20/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_hs20/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

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 format (Flv, 3gp and MP4)
click here to go downloaded link.

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

                                                                        - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 4 Assignments 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 August 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 August 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 17th August 2016) 

Scoring Pattern:

Please remember that your final score on certificate will be calculated as follows:  

  • Every week, average assignment score will be calculated from the quiz scores of the particular week.
  • Best 6 averages out of 8 week's average score will be considered for calculating the final score.
  • Final Score = 25% of best 6 out of 8 weeks assignments + 75% exam score
                                                                       - NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 4 Videos Available

The 4th 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_hs20/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

Revised Announcement Regarding Exam and Certificate Format

Dear All,

Kindly ignore the earlier announcement regarding the Exam and Certificate Format

Scoring Pattern (Revised) :

Final score on certificate = 25% of best 6 out of 8 assignments + 75% exam score


Award of Certificates :

Candidates who register and attend the certificate examination of "Health Research Fundamentals" will be awarded certificates based on the following categories.


1.  A candidate who scores between 35% - 49% gets the "certificate of participation"

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

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

4. A candidate who scores between 90% - 100% will have "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.


Kindly note that no certificate will be awarded to the candidates who score less than 35%


The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification  (Appropriate announcements will be made). Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.


The format of the certificate is attached here for your reference:


 -  NIeCer Team

Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 2 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 2 Assignments [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_hs20/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

Reminder 1 - Health Research Fundamentals

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the September 2016 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.

Registration is open from 2nd AUGUST 2016 (Tuesday) until 22nd AUGUST 2016 5.00 PM (Monday).

The certification exam registration URL is : http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

(If you want to register for the exam for this course that started on July 18th, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)

Dates of exam: 18th September 2016 / 25 September 2016 (You can choose either date according to your convenience for writing the exam)
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. Click here to access the list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/resources/List%20of%20examcities_September%202016.pdf
Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct certificate)

Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or cash
Type of exam: Online (on the computer - MCQ/MSQ,Fill in the blanks)

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively from 9thSeptember 2016. We will confirm the same through an announcement.

Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate:  Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%

The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification  (Appropriate announcements will be made). 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 for both courses at the same time. Its not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, the registration form will be non-editable.

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, ONLY After the SPOC of your college has finished uploading the Bulk-Payment details for the September exam, please access this form and add your signature, photo and certificate (in case of SC/ST), if not already given and verify if the details given are correct. This step is mandatory for generating the hall ticket.

If there are any changes/issues/concerns, please write to nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id, course registered for, name and mention the change required. No changes will be entertained in these details after August 22 2016.

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 3 Assignments 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 August 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 August 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 10th August 2016) 

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Week 2 Assignments Due Date – 3rd August 2016 (Wednesday)

Dear All,                                                              

This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 2 lectures is 11.00pm on 3rd August 2016 (Wednesday).

  Assignment 4: Measures of disease frequency  
  Assignment 5: Descriptive study designs  
  Assignment 6: Analytical study designs

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

                                                                                            - NIeCer Team

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_hs20/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 Week 3 Videos Available

The 3rd 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  – 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_hs20/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

Week 1 Assignment Due Date – 29th July 2016 (Friday)

Dear All,
This is to gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz of week 1 lectures is 11.00pm on 29th July 2016 (Friday).

  Assignment 1: Introduction to health research
  Assignment 2: Formulating research question, hypothesis and objectives  
  Assignment 3: Literature review

Kindly note that you cannot submit the assignments after the deadline.
                                                                                            - 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 Assignments 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 August 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 August 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 3rd August 2016) 

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

 

Health Research Fundamentals Week 2 Videos Available

The 2nd week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study - 1' have 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_hs20/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

 

Due Date Extended to 29th July 2016 for Week 1 Assignments

Dear All,

We wish to inform that the due date for the Week 1 Quiz extended to 29th july 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

Health Research Fundamentals Week 1 Assignments released

  •  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 July 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 27th July 2016)
  • Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 27th July 2016) 

                                                                                    -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 18th July 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 Team

Health Research Fundamentals Week 1 Videos Available

The 1st week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Conceptualizing a research study' have been released.

‘Conceptualizing a research study' has the following three lectures:

  1. Introduction to health research  – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
  2. Formulating research question, hypothesis&objectives  – Dr. P Manickam
  3. Literature review – Dr. Ganeshkumar

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

  • Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs20/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") to see the list of lectures
  • Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

                                                                                    -NIeCer Team

Welcome to NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Welcome friends!

Thank you for signing up for NIE-ICMR e-certificate course "NIeCer101:  Health Research Fundamentals".

The course begins on July 18 2016. When contents are released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all the assignments before the due date. The portal will also have links to the lecture slides and extra reading materials and resources. 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 any number of times to answer the them before the due date.  The last attempt will be taken as your final submission for grading purpose.

Your regular participation is vital for learning.

We will open registration for the exam soon. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee, which needs to be paid at the time of registration. Everyone who has signed-up for the course, including those who do not register for the exam, will continue to have access to the course contents.


There are two sections on the home page  apart from the course content and assignment sections:
  • The announcement list: It will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.    
  • The discussion forum: This is for everyone to ask questions and interact. The forum will be divided into administrative section and threads on weekly course modules (Week1, Week 2... Week 8). If you have any questions regarding lessons, video and assignments you can post them under each week's thread appropriately. If you have any questions related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc., kindly write about this under the admin section
Details regarding the course: 
Name of the course: Health Research Fundamentals
Course URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs20
Course duration : 8 weeks
Start date: 18 July 2016
End date: 9 September 2016
Dates of exams :  18 September & 25 September 2016
Time of exam : 2 pm - 5 pm
Exam centres: List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Exam registration URL: Will be announced shortly
Exam fee: The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee of approximately Rs 1000 needs to be paid.

Once again, thanks for your interest in NIeCer course.

We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience!

- NIeCer Faculty