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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

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Regarding availability of e-certificate

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Regarding availability of e-certificate

Dear all,

  Due to administrative reasons the issue of certificate is being delayed.

  The e-certificate will be made available in NPTEL Portal by this weekend.

  The dispatch of hard copy of the certificate will be commencing by 3^rd week of May 2017.

- NIeCer Team

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Health Research Fundamentals (NIeCer-101) Course - Exam Results

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Reminder: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://goo.gl/vFoHU0

We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team

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NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Dear  Course Participants,

The Results will be announced tentatively 3^rd week of April 2017.

 

Thanks & Regards

NIeCer Team

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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 Click Here

Thanks and Regards,

 - NIeCer Team

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All the best for participants appearing for final certification exams!

NIeCer Team wishes best of luck to all the participants for final certification exams on 26th March 2017. Do well!

- NIeCer Team

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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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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Week 7 Assignments Due Date – 15th March 2017 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz week 7 lectures is 11pm on 15th March 2017 (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

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Hall ticket for March 26th NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download.

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered for the March 26th  NPTEL Online certification exam, your Admit Card/ Hall ticket is now available inside your application form:

1. Please visit the link: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

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 the link and click on March exams to download the hall ticket(s) for the March 26th exams, from the link.

2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below:

https://www3.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/885/51559/login.html

Please try to access both the links to download your hall ticket, if you are not able to find your hall ticket in both the links., kindly write to us at nptel@iitm.ac.in.
 
Note: that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on March 26th 2017.

Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original 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 – Forenoon and Afternoon sessions, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets which will be hosted inside the login.
 
In case of the any problems with the hall ticket kindly write to us nptel@iitm.ac.in

IMPORTANT:

1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city will not be encouraged.
2. You will not be allowed to write the exam if you are showing up in the exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention.
3. Entry beyond 09:30 AM in FN and 2:30 PM in AN will not be entertained.
4. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof.

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

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL team

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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, 22nd March 2017
• 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 22nd March 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 22nd March 2017) 

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

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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 project – 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/noc17_hs14/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
• Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

 - NIeCer Team

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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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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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/noc17_hs14/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
• Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

 - NIeCer Team

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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, 15th March 2017
• 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 15th March 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 15th March 2017) 

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

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Week 6 Assignments Due Date – 8th March 2017 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz week 6 lectures is 11pm on 8th March 2017 (Wednesday).

Assignment 16: Principles 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

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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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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Week 5 Assignments Due Date – 1st March 2017 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz week 5 lectures is 11pm on 1st March 2017 (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

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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. 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/noc17_hs14/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
• Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

 - NIeCer Team

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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, 8th March 2017
• 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 8th March 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 8th March 2017) 

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

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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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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Exam Registration Date Extended to 23rd February 2017(5 PM)

Dear candidate,

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Last 2 days for Exam Registartion - Hurry up!!!

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.

Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

Exam registration form closes on 22 February 2017 at 10:00am.

For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.

Type of exam: Online

Online: 

You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Identification Card(Example: Driving License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in person. You can find the exam allotted exam center details in the hall ticket.

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

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 15th March 2017.


FINAL CERTIFICATE:

The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score.

The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.

1. Final score < 50%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 50% -69%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 70% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

The sample format is attached here for your reference:


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Photos of Toppers in every course are published on the website http://nptel.ac.in/noc along with the name of the college/organization you belong to.

Click here to take a look at a sample page: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/individual_course.php?id=noc16-ce12

Best of luck for the exams.

- NPTEL team

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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/noc17_hs14/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
• Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

 - NIeCer Team

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Week 4 Assignments Due Date – 22nd February 2017 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz week 4 lectures is 11pm on 22nd February 2017 (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

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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, 1st March 2017
• 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 1st March 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  1st March 2017) 

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

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Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 3 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 3 Assignments [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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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Last 1 week for Exam Registartion - Hurry up!!!

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.

Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

Exam registration form closes on 22 February 2017 at 10:00am.

For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.

Type of exam: Online

Online:

You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Identification Card(Example: Driving License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in person. You can find the exam allotted exam center details in the hall ticket.

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

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 15th March 2017.


FINAL CERTIFICATE:

The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score.

The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.

1. Final score < 50%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 50% -69%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 70% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

The sample format is attached here for your reference:


​

Photos of Toppers in every course are published on the website http://nptel.ac.in/noc along with the name of the college/organization you belong to.

Click here to take a look at a sample page: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/individual_course.php?id=noc16-ce12

Best of luck for the exams.

- NPTEL team

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Week 3 Assignments Due Date – 15th February 2017 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz week 3 lectures is 11pm on 15th February 2017 (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

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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, 22nd February 2017
• 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  22th February 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  22th February 2017) 

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

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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 variable  – 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/noc17_hs14/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
• Provide your valuable feedback after through the learning materials by following the link under SESSION FEEDBACK

Wish you a happy learning experience!

 - NIeCer Team

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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/noc17_hs14
• 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 fold font.

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Health Research Fundamentals: Answer keys for Week 1 Assignments released

The Answer keys for Week 1 Assignments [1 to 3] corresponding to Week 1 Lectures on "Introduction to health research" 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/noc17_hs14
• Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course 
• Click on "Introduction to health research" 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 fold font.

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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, 15th February 2017
• 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  15th February 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  15th February 2017) 

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

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Health Research Fundamentals Week 3 Videos Available

The 3rd week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Epidemiology considerations in designing a research study - 2' have been released.

‘Epidemiology 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/noc17_hs14/preview
• Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
•  Click on 'Epidemiology considerations in designing a research study - 2' 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

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Week 1&2 Assignments Due Date – 8th February 2017 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following Quiz week 1&2 lectures is 11pm on 8th February 2017 (Wednesday).

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

Week 2 lectures:
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

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Reminder 1: REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the March 2017 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.

Registration is open from 2nd FEBRUARY 2017 (Thursday) until 22nd FEBRUARY 2017 10:00 AM (Wednesday). 

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

(If you want to register for the exam for this course, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)

Dates of exam: 26^th March 2017(Sunday) [Forenoon-Shift 1/Afternoon Shift 2] (You can choose any one shift according to your convenience for writing the exam). You can register for a maximum of 2 course exams (same day of exam – 2 sessions. Same exam city will be allocated for both the sessions) through this form.

Exam Session time: Shift 1 - 9.00AM -12.00PM ; Shift 2 - 2.00PM - 5.00PM
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/LocalChapter/Assets/spoc_refdocs/March%202017%20Exam%20cities.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 Community certificate)

Mode of payment:  Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking.

HALL TICKET:

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively between 12 -16th March 2017. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.

Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate:  Hard and soft copy of 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 shift, 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. It is 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:- 
There are 2 modes of operation:

Option 1

1. You will pay fees to your SPOC.

2. Your SPOC will pay the fees to NPTEL on your behalf and also will provide us all details including photo, signature.

3. We will populate all the fields in the exam form.

4. Your responsibility will be to come to the exam form and verify that the details in the exam form are correct.

Option 2

1. In the exam form, you will fill all the details and also upload photo, signature.

2. Ensure that you had selected your college name correctly from the drop-down list in the form.

3. Payment of exam fees - click on the tab - 'PAY VIA SPOC'.

The SPOC has to now confirm to NPTEL that he/she will pay fees on your behalf.

If the SPOC says NO, you will be intimated via email.

Then it becomes your responsibility to come back to the exam form and make the payment.

If you do not pay the exam fees within the prescribed time, you will not be able to write the exam.

After submitting the form, in case you wish to change the name, date of birth, address, photo and signature Please login to http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/edit_details.php and make the changes till February 22, 2017.

The following data initially submitted cannot be changed –email id, course selected, shift, exam city, SC/ST. For changes in this email us at nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id and name. No changes will be entertained in these details after February 22 2017.

Thanks & Regards,

NPTEL TEAM

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Health Research Fundamentals Week 2 Videos Available

The 2nd week’s video lectures corresponding to 'Epidemiology considerations in designing a research study - 1' have been released.

‘Epidemiology 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/noc17_hs14/preview
• Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course
•  Click on 'Epidemiology considerations in designing a research study - 1' 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

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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, 8th February 2017
• 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  8th February 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  8th February 2017) 

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

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30th January 2017 - Extended Date of enrollment to NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals

Dear All,

We wish to inform that the date for registration to our online course NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals is extended till 30th January 2017.

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

- NIeCer Team

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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, 8th February 2017
• 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  8th February 2017)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  8th February 2017) 

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

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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/noc17_hs14/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

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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 expectation and feelings about this course and any experience with online courses.

We request you to kindly post your responses before the course starts on 23rd January 2017.

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

Please follow this link to post your responses: https://goo.gl/forms/sapxGfBhcNY8sZ622

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1.When do lecture videos become available in the portal ?
   The course will begin on 23 January 2017. 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
   23 January, 2017 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. How do i join the discussion forum?
    Please login into the course. Then click forum tab and Please click "Join this group" to become a member of the discussion forum.
    You will receive notifications through this forum.

    Here itself you can choose anyone of the given options (Don't send e-mail updates, send daily summaries, send combined updates (25 messages per mail), Notify me for every new message) to setup how you wish to receive messages from this forum.  

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

5. 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.

6. 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 form 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.

7. 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.

8. Can I know more details about Assignments?

•  Assignments of this course are of MCQs types.
  
•  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

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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!!

- NIeCer team

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Welcome to the online certification course "Health Research Fundamentals"