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Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online with Some Asynchronous Online
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:00am - 12:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Tara Sullivan
Course Instructor(s)
Sara Mazursky
Contact Name
Tara Sullivan
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Managing and maximizing knowledge and continuous learning in global health programs is a development imperative. Global health programs operate with scarce resources, high stakes, and urgent needs for coordination among partners and donors. Knowledge management (KM) provides solutions to these challenges.
Introduces participants to knowledge management (KM), behavioral science, and adaptive management principles, processes, and tools, and their applicability to the design and implementation of global health efforts. Demonstrates, through real-life examples, how KM, behavioral science, and adaptive management principles can be applied to strengthen public health systems and maximize available knowledge to reach public health objectives. Emphasizes the importance of culture and equity as drivers for program success.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Define knowledge management and related principles
  2. Explain KM’s role in enhancing organizational performance and improving global health outcomes
  3. Apply KM to global health programs using a five-step systematic process
  4. Identify the best KM approaches to use in a given public health context
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Participation
  • 30% Final Presentation
  • 50% Final Paper
Instructor Consent
No consent required