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Course GuidelinesAppraising Clinical Trials

How this course works

Review the academic standards, completion criteria, and assessment conditions required to complete this course and earn its certificate.

Pacing cadence

How weeks open

A week opens once you have submitted the previous week’s quiz and its reflection.

Strict conditions

Quiz conditions

Quizzes are timed, submit themselves when the time runs out, and allow a limited number of attempts.

Qualitative portfolio

Weekly reflections

6 reflection prompts to answer; they are read by faculty, not marked by a machine.

Credential outcome

Certificate

Issued automatically when you meet these rules. Anyone can verify it from its public link.

Quizzes in this course

Review format, timing constraints, and attempt policies for all graded evaluations.

  • Design and bias

    Appraising Clinical Trials — Week 1 checkpoint

    Pass 60%
    10 mins3 attempts
  • Effect sizes

    Appraising Clinical Trials — Week 2 checkpoint

    Pass 60%
    10 mins3 attempts
  • Applying the result

    Appraising Clinical Trials — Week 3 checkpoint

    Pass 60%
    10 mins3 attempts

Exam conditions

Automated integrity protocol

These conditions apply to the quizzes in this course:

  • Strictly timed — the countdown starts when you begin
  • Automated self-submission when the timer reaches 00:00
  • Limited assessment attempts — each quiz shows its own number
Each quiz's start page lists precisely which rules are enforced.
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Sana HashmiSenior Lecturer, Clinical Epidemiology · Facilitator
How this course works · Appraising Clinical Trials · Vascular NeuroEd