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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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Feedback for Health Research Fundamentals

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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 28 & 29 April 2018. Do well!

- NIeCer Team

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Health Research Fundamentals : Hall ticket for April 28/29 NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered and paid successfully for the April28/29 NPTEL Online certification exams, your Admit Card/Hall ticket is now available at 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. Click on April exam to download the hall ticket(s) for the April28/29 exams, from the link.

2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below:
https://cdn3.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/885/54105/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 nptelexam@nptel.iitm.ac.in
 
Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on April 28/29, 2018. 

Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original ID card, carry it with you to the exam venue (The exam centre address is displayed in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them.
Download hall tickets for all the exams you have registered for - in case you don't get the hall tickets for any particular course, please write to  nptelexam@nptel.iitm.ac.in .

IMPORTANT:

1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city is NOT POSSIBLE.
2. You WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to write the exam if you are showing up at the exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention.
3. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof. Proof on the mobile phones or soft copy of hall ticket is NOT PERMITTED.

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

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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/noc18_ge03
• 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 :Hindi Transcripts available

Dear Learners

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Health Research Fundamentals : Feedback on Text Transcripts (English) of NPTEL videos

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Health Research Fundamentals : Reminder for Assignment

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Health Research Fundamentals : Week 8 Feedback

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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/noc18_ge03
• 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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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, 4th April 2018
• 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 4th April 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 4th April 2018) 

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 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/noc18_ge03/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 : Reminder for Assignment

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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/noc18_ge03
• 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 : Reminder for Assignment

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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, 28th March 2018
• 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 28th March 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 28th March 2018) 

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 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/noc18_ge03/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 Feedback

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Health Research Fundamentals : Reminder for Assignment

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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/noc18_ge03
• 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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Health Research Fundamentals : Reminder for Assignment

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Last date for Exam registration extended till March 15, 2018 - 1 pm (Thursday) - Hurry up and register today!!

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Regarding Exam Registration form

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Health Research Fundamentals :Week 6 Feedback

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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, 21st March 2018
• 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 21st March 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 21st March 2018) 

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 : Reminder for Assignment

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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/noc18_ge03/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 : Reminder for Assignment

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Health Research Fundamentals: Clarification regarding Question 8 from Assignment 12

Dear candidates,

Please note that the correct answer to Question 8 from Assignment 12 (10% norm states that the sample size has to be increased 10% for each confounder added) is a. True

The answer was wrongly marked as 'b. False' due to an 'entry error' in the system.

So, we will assign 1 mark to all of those who submitted assignment 12. However, this mark will not be shown when you click 'progress tab'. We assure that these mark will be added to the final score for calculation.

- 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/noc18_ge03
• 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 and Certificate Format : Health Research Fundamentals

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Health Research Fundamentals : Week 5 Feedback

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Last date for Exam registration extended - Hurry up and register today!!

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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, 14th March 2018
• 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 March 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after 14th March 2018) 

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 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/noc18_ge03/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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Health Research Fundamentals : Reminder for Assignment

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Health Research Fundamentals : Reminder for Assignment

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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/noc18_ge03
• 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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Health Research Fundamentals :Week 4 Feedback

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Health Research Fundamentals :Reminder for Assignment

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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/noc18_ge03/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 Week 4 Assignments released

• The Quiz for the Week 4 Lectures is now available
• Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ge03/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 Assignments
• 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 March 2018
• 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 March 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  7th March 2018) 

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 :Reminder for Assignment

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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/noc18_ge03
• 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/noc18_ge03
• 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 Feedback

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Week 1 & Week 2 Assignments Due Date – 21st February 2018 (Wednesday)

Dear All,

This is gently remind that the deadline for submission of the following assignments week 1 & week 2  is 11pm on 21st February 2018(Wednesday).

Week 1

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

Week 2

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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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/noc18_ge03/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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Health Research Fundamentals : Reminder For Assignment

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Health Research Fundamentals Week 3 Assignments released

• The Quiz for the Week 3 Lectures is now available
• Access course home page from the link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ge03/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 Assignments
• 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, 28th February 2018
• 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  28th February 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  28th February 2018) 

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 2 Feedback

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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, 21st February 2018
• 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  21st February 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  21st February 2018) 

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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Hindi Transcripts are available now!!

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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/noc18_ge03/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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Week 1 Feedback

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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/noc18_ge03/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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Subscribe to forum by email

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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, 21st February 2018
• 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  21st February 2018)
• Answers for the MCQs will be posted after the deadline (i.e., after  21st February 2018) 

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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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 5th February 2017.

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

Please follow this link to post your responses: https://goo.gl/forms/rULYhDW1LoAxwYIL2

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

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Health Research Fundamentals: Assignment 0 Released for self assessment

Welcome to NIeCer101: Health Research Fundamentals! We happy to release one assignment for you to get an idea about the contest(s). This may be particularly useful for first-time learners in this type of online courses. Please note that these assignment marks wont be counted towards the final score. 

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

• Access course home page from the link:   https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ge03
• Login using the e-mail ID that was used to enroll for the course 
• Clink on "Assignment 0" on the left side of the home page (below "Course outline") to see assignment.
• You will be able to access "Assignment 0"
• Remember actual course begins on 5th February. Hence, you may have to wait to post your questions/clarifications only on/after 5th February. Your questions/clarifications, if any, will be answered after 5th February onwards.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1.When do lecture videos become available in the portal ?
   The course will begin on 5th February 2018. 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
   5th February, 2018 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.1100), 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. 1100), 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 course: Health Research Fundamentals

Dear Student, Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!            Thank you for signing up for our online course  Health Research Fundamentals . We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience. The course will begin on Feb 5,2018. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.   We will open registration for the exam soon after the course starts. 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 portal apart from the course content and assignment sections: The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.     The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact - If you have any questions regarding the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc, kindly write about this in the forum and the course instructor/TA will respond to it. Please use this well and participate to benefit from the course.   Details regarding the course:   Name of the course:  Health Research Fundamentals  Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ge03/ Course duration: 8 weeks Date and Time of Exams: April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm Exam for this course will be available in one session on both 28 and 29 April. Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form. Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly   Certificates from the IITs & IISc... Once again, thank you for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning - NPTEL team.

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Welcome to the course: Health Research Fundamentals

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for NIE-ICMR online course"NIeCer101: Health Research Fundamentals" We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on Feb 05, 2018. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.

• The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.    
• The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact, the course instructor/TA will respond to your queries- Forum is divided into categories like admin, week 1, week 2,..........and so on.
• If you have any questions regarding the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc can be posted under the admin section and queries related to the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments - please post under each week appropriately.

Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ge03/

Course duration : 08 weeks
Start date and end date of course: 05 Feb 2018 - 30 March 2018
Dates of exams :  April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
Exam for this course will be available in one session on both 28 and 29 April. 
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly.

Once again, thank you for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning - NPTEL team.