Independent Study
Please review this policy prior to registering for an Independent Study (IS) Course.
Metrum Institute offers Independent Study (IS) courses for students needing or preferring a more flexible training option.
Access to IS courses is available by semester (Spring or Fall). Registration may be completed at any time but access to the web classroom is only granted during the next available semester.
All IS courses feature an interactive web classroom complete with lecture/lab recordings, course materials, examples/assignments, and exams. Each classroom also has forums in which students can post questions/concerns for feedback from instructors and requests for technical assistance.
To receive a certificate of completion and credit towards a Metrum Institute Pharmacometrics Certificate, students must complete all exams and/or assignments with a final grade of B or better.
Metrum Institute offers Independent Study (IS) courses for students needing or preferring a more flexible training option.
Access to IS courses is available by semester (Spring or Fall). Registration may be completed at any time but access to the web classroom is only granted during the next available semester.
All IS courses feature an interactive web classroom complete with lecture/lab recordings, course materials, examples/assignments, and exams. Each classroom also has forums in which students can post questions/concerns for feedback from instructors and requests for technical assistance.
To receive a certificate of completion and credit towards a Metrum Institute Pharmacometrics Certificate, students must complete all exams and/or assignments with a final grade of B or better.
Independent Study Course Description: MI200 provides an introduction to Bayesian modeling and the practical use of WinBUGS for PK-PD applications. Participants may apply the 1 credit hour from this course to the Metrum Institute Certificate Program in Pharmacometrics. Independent Study: This course is being offered as an independent study online. See the Metrum Institute Independent Study Course Policy for more information. Prerequisites: Experience with PK-PD modeling and some familiarity and hands-on experience with nonlinear regression, mixed-effects modeling, and use of R (or S-PLUS). Applicable MI courses include: MI205, formerly MI220, or contact us. Computer Hardware/Software: This course requires a Windows laptop computer with a web browser. All required software used for hands-on examples will be freeware/open-source software and simple instructions will be provided for users to download from the course site OR request a preloaded USB drive. $1,000.00 |
Independent Study Spring 2012 Course Description: MI205 covers introductory through intermediate-level R programming topics with a focus on pharmacometric applications through lectures and hands-on lab sessions. Topics include basic R language constructs, data import/export, writing scripts and functions, manipulating data objects, traditional and lattice graphics, and basic statistical methods. This course also makes extensive use of the MIfuns package to teach and implement tasks such as population PK data set assembly, post-processing of Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian modeling output, exploratory and report-quality graphics and tables, and automation of compute intensive methods, such as bootstrapping and posterior predictive check model qualification. Participants may apply the 2 credit hours from this course to the Metrum Institute Certificate Program in Pharmacometrics. Independent Study: This course is being offered as an independent study online. See the Metrum Institute Independent Study Course Policy for more information. Prerequisites: None. Computer Hardware/Software: This course requires a Windows computer with a web browser and R installed for hands-on examples. $2,000.00 |
Independent Study Spring 2012 Course Description: MI210 provides an extensive overview of topics in population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, including nonlinear mixed-effects modeling theory and implementation, data formatting requirements, population model development, model evaluation techniques, continuous PK-PD models, Monte Carlo simulation, and best practices. Instruction combines didactic lectures with hands-on exercises using R, MIfuns, and the NONMEM® 7 software. Participants may apply the 3 credit hours from this course to the Metrum Institute Certificate Program in Pharmacometrics. Independent Study: This course is being offered as an independent study online. See the Metrum Institute Independent Study Course Policy for more information. Prerequisites: Basic understanding of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles, compartmental pharmacokinetic models, introductory statistics, familiarity with the R or S language. Applicable MI Courses include: MI101, MI120 and MI201, or contact us. Computer Hardware/Software: This course requires a Windows computer with a web browser. Students will be given access to a Metrum Institute web-application server for hands-on examples, including all required software. Details on how to access the program are provided at the start of the course. $3,000.00 |
Independent Study Spring 2012 Course Description: MI250 provides an introduction to Bayesian modeling theory and the practical use of WinBUGS and R for PK-PD applications. In addition to basic concepts, this course includes instruction on BUGSModelLibrary, an open-source tool developed by Metrum Institute. This library facilitates the implementation of population PK-PD models in WinBUGS for compartmental models described by algebraic or differential equations. Participants may apply the 3 credit hours from this course to the Metrum Institute Certificate Program in Pharmacometrics. Independent Study: This course is being offered as an independent study online. See the Metrum Institute Independent Study Course Policy for more information. Prerequisites: Experience with PK-PD modeling and some familiarity with nonlinear regression, mixed-effects modeling and R (or S-Plus) is requred. Applicable MI courses include: MI200, MI205 (formerly MI220), MI210 and MI212, or contact us. Computer Hardware/Software: This course requires a Windows computer with an available USB 2.0 port. All required software used for hands-on examples will be freeware/open-source software and simple instructions will be provided for users to configure their computers before the course. $3,000.00 |
Course Date(s): Spring 2012 February 1, 2012-June 31, 2012 Course Description: MI255 is an intensive course providing an introduction to modeling of categorical, count, and time-to-event data, and the practical use of WinBUGS and NONMEM® for such applications. The course provides some basic theory and illustrates some of the advantages of using Bayesian methods for these types of data sets. Participants may apply the 2 credit hours from this course to the Metrum Institute Certificate Program in Pharmacometrics. Prerequisites: Experience with PK-PD modeling and some familiarity with nonlinear regression, mixed-effects modeling and R (or S-Plus) is required. Prior experience with Bayesian modeling using WinBUGS is required. Applicable MI courses include: MI200, MI205 (formerly MI220), MI210, MI212 and MI250, or contact us. Computer Hardware/Software: This course requires a Windows computer with an available USB 2.0 port. All required software used for hands-on examples will be freeware/open-source software and simple instructions will be provided for users to configure their computers before the course. $2,000.00 |
