221.602.01
Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low and Middle Income Countries
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Thursday, 8:30 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Uses case studies, a simulation, and group-based activities, supplemented by required weekly online lectures and readings, students explore a variety of settings found in low and middle-income countries in which to apply management concepts. Examines: (1) organizational restructuring in response to decentralization, (2) environmental scanning ,(3) systems behavior in hospital organizations, (4) multiple approaches to group decision making, (5) managing to achieve agreement in health organizations, (6) preparing, implementing, and communicating a budget that is based on limited resources within a business, (7) performance improvement concepts and tools in a healthcare organization, and (8) the construct of a “balanced score card” for a health organization. Applies these concepts to the activities and assignments in this management skills learning lab.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Collaborate effectively in teams to tackle problems faced by managers in health organizations
- Apply SWOT analysis to evaluate the environmental and organizational factors influencing an organizational change
- Apply communication and collaboration skills effectively in addressing organizational systems issues
- Apply strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships
- Use quality improvement and systems thinking tools to analyze and resolve operational problems
- Apply basic principles and tools of budgeting, including developing a budget based on information regarding service volume, staffing levels, salary rates, and supply usage and costs
- Articulate the metrics required to create a balanced scorecard to monitor organizational performance
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 25% Participation
- 50% Assignments
- 25% Quizzes
Enrollment Restriction
No undergraduates. Experience working in the health sector in LMICs required for students not in IH
Consent required for all students by emailing Cristina Salazar (csalazar@jhu.edu). Preference given to students in the MSPH GDEC, Health Systems, SBI, and PHD in Health Systems programs. Interested student outside the above-mentioned programs must email requesting permission stating relevant experience and day/time they want to enroll in. Space is limited and not guaranteed. Class meets in person.