HEVAL5130 – Modeling in economic evaluation II
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course aims to give a thorough introduction to advanced topics and critical thinking in modelling in economic evaluation.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
You will gain knowledge of:
- Value of information analysis
- Heterogeneity in modeling
- Survival analysis
- Validation of models
- Calibration
- Modeling of infectious disease
- Meta-analysis
Skills
You will learn to:
- Include and analyze value of information analysis
- Estimate and apply transition probabilities by means of parametric survival analysis
- Apply heterogeneity in modelling
- Validate models according to recommended guidelines
- Build simple infectious diseases models
General competence
You will be able to:
- Understand the importance of a value of information analyses
- Evaluate the properties and quality of a model
- Evaluate the quality of the parameters applied in the models
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
- HEVAL5120 – Modeling in economic evaluation I
- HEVAL4200 – Fundamentals of economic evaluation in health care
Overlapping courses
5 credits overlap with HME4309 – Advanced course in economic evaluation of health care (discontinued)
Teaching
Lectures, seminars, presentation of papers and discussion.
Mandatory assignment:
You must present a paper in class and take part in discussion of papers presented by other students in order to take the home examination.
Examination
Home examination
Grading
The Board at the University of Oslo has decided to introduce detailed guidelines for all examinations, which take place at the University. The description of the grading should be clear and transparent. This is done to ensure alignment between learning outcomes, assignments, and grading. The Faculty of Medicine has developed a web page with information regarding exams and the grading procedures (norwegian version).
Submit assignments in Inspera
You submit your assignment in the digital examination system Inspera. Read about how to submit your assignment.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.
Language of examination
For students at Eu-HEM: English
For students at HEPAM: The examination set will be given in English. Answers can be given in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
For HEPMA students:
For Eu-HEM students:
An EU-hem student cannot present her or himself for the examination in a course more than two times. There will be held re-sits for EU-hem students who have failed an exam or who have legitimate absence (usually illness) in January and August. If you are entitled to a re-sit you must contact the student advisor via email no longer than one week after the result of the exam has been published.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.