410.664.11
Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 17, 2019
End Date
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 4:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Piers Bocock
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
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.
Through a combination of lectures, case studies, presentations, and discussions, this course:
• Introduces participants to knowledge management (KM), organizational learning (OL) 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 and OL can be applied to strengthen public health systems and maximize available knowledge to reach public health objectives.
• Emphasizes the importance of culture and leadership as drivers for program success.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define knowledge management and related principles
- Appreciate KM’s role in enhancing organizational performance and improving global health outcomes
- Understand how to systematically apply KM to global health programs
- Determine best KM approaches to use in a given public health context