Hands-on computer exercise

For this module, work through two DSAIDE apps, namely Stochastic SIRS Model and Stochastic SEIR Model. Fill and submit the corresponding quiz sheets.

Topic discussion

Read the paper “Measles Endemicity in Insular Populations: Critical Community Size and Its Evolutionary Implication” by Black (1966), which you can get here. The paper discusses critical community size for measles. Find a paper that discusses the idea of critical community size for a different infectious disease. Read, summarize and critique the papers.

Post your write-up to the discussion channel, then respond to posts by others. The general rules for discussion and assessment apply.