This module is designed for students who are interested in decision-making in public and global health. An interest in quantitative analysis will be useful since many of the techniques in this field are quantitative

Students who undertake this module are expected to be familiar with Excel, and be capable of carrying out basic functions using Excel software (drawing box and arrow diagrams, inserting formulae into cells, producing simple charts and tables etc.). Some of the worked examples do contain some complex formulae and students will benefit from more advanced Excel knowledge if they wish to fully explore these. However, this is not a requirement of the course. Students should be reasonably numerate and feel confident in basic mathematics (primarily arithmetic) and simple logic. Students who are not confident in the use of Excel should attend the Computing Workshops provided in Term 1. Workshops on formulae, functions and formatting, and graphs and charts are particularly relevant. These can be found on Moodle, under “IT Training (MSc)”.