Course Code: V50400T

Course Title: Database management and analysis in animal health surveillance

College: RVC

Course Director: Dirk Pfeiffer

Course Description: In epidemiological investigations and disease surveillance, data is collected to describe patterns of disease or production measurements, or to investigate relationships between risk factors and outcome variables such as disease using statistical methods. In this course you will be introduced to different methods for organising your data in a database and how to extract tailored information from a database using queries. You will learn how to transfer data between database management systems, and how to manipulate data more efficiently by writing simple programmes to perform complex data queries that are not provided by standard database software.

Assessment: 1 assignment

Course Credit: All RVC short course students receive a Certificate of Achievement. Students who may wish to transfer their credits to RVC's post-graduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc programmes, are advised to select from RVC's range of 240-hour courses.

Course Study Hours/Duration: 50 hrs

Schedule of Availability: The study period is between Feb - Oct. For enrolment, all RVC short courses are available throughout the year on a rolling enrolment basis.

Delivery Mechanisms: Print

Cost: £475

How to apply: To enquire about applying for this course, or for any other information, please contact the Course Administrator using the online Enquiry Form below