Epidemiology: Data collection and Management

These questions can be set as individual assignments, or they can be topics for group discussions in a classroom.

1. List 3 of the most important considerations one must make before undertaking data collection.
2. List 4 of the main sources of epidemiological data and, for each source, explain in a few sentences their implications for a researcher who will collect data from this source.
3. Chose and describe a best practice for effective management of epidemiological study data.
4. Is the condition of collected data important for a research study? Explain why in a few sentences.
5. In a few sentences, explain why data security is important in epidemiology.