This course will explorethe factors that explain the unequal distribution of health and disease in the world. The coursewill begin with an introduction to the language of global health: the burden of disease,epidemiology, cost-effectiveness, and health systems. It will then analyze the rationale for andmodes of intervention to improve global health by exploring a number of high-profile topics,including the HIV/AIDS epidemic, access to pharmaceuticals, human resources for health, andmaternal and child health. The course will incorporate knowledge and views from multipleacademic disciplines (public health, economics, politics, management, sociology, etc.).
After completion of this course, the students will be able
to:
Describe the key concepts and frameworks used in examining global health
issues.
Explain the distribution of health and disability around the world and
understand the individual, social, and institutional factors that affect
the burden of disease.
Explore issues and controversies in global health in an
interdisciplinary manner.
Identify the key actors in the global health system.
Articulate the policy relevance of complex global health issues.
It is the student’s responsibility to attend the class. Regular class
attendance is mandatory. Grades allocated for class attendance and
participation will be proportionately taken off due to missed classes.
According to IUB policy, students must enter the classroom within the
first 15 minutes of the class to get the attendance submitted.
The date and syllabus of class assignment, midterm and final exam is
already given here, however, announcements will bemade ahead of time.
There is NO provision for make-up exams except emergency.
The class materials for each class will be given prior to that class so
that student may have a cursory look into the materials. Course will be
uploaded in the IUB Course Management and Operating System (CMOS)
website ahead of the class.
Students may take tutorials with the instructor during the office hours.
Prior appointment is required.
Students must maintain the IUB code of conduct and ethical guidelines
offered by the school of Public Health.
Students will be assessed on the basis of their overall performance in all the exams, in-class assignment and class participation. Final grade will be rewarded based on the following:
The following chart will be followed for grading. However, the course instructor may use overall distribution of the cumulative marks and define appropriate cut-offs for final letter grade.
Plagiarism – that is, the presentation of another person’s
thoughts or words as student’s own without appropriate acknowledgement–must be
strictly avoided. Cheating and plagiarism on exam and assignments are
unacceptable.
Please see the Green
Book for further information about academic regulation and policies, including withdrawal and grading, appeals and penalties for plagiarism and academic misconduct.
Awarding of Incomplete or ‘I’ grades should be strongly
discouraged. ‘I’ will only be allowed for students who have a valid reason
(ascertained by the senior management). In situations where the student is
unable to complete the course due to unanticipated illness or family emergency
and has not attended at least 75% of the classes held, he/she will be asked to
withdraw from that course and repeat it. In unavoidable circumstances where
students have completed 75% of the classes but are unable to continue (due to
illness or family emergency), incomplete grade of ‘I’ may be granted. Incomplete
course has to be completed by the end of the next semester, otherwise grade ‘I’
automatically becomes grade ‘F’. The student is not required to register for the
course in the next semester.
A ‘W’ grade means withdrawal. A student may decide to
withdraw from a course by the University wide deadline. Students must apply to
the Program Office for withdrawal from a course with the permission of the
concerned course instructor, Academic Advisor, and the Dean. Withdrawal from
only one course in a semester is allowed but the students should provide valid
reason along with documents while applying for the withdrawal.
A student can misses a maximum of 8 classes for a particular
course. After that the course will be automatically withdrawn. A student
automatically withdrawn from a course will NOT be allowed to UNDO it under any
circumstances.
Change of grade is strongly discouraged. However, an
instructor may request a change of grade when a computational or procedural
error occurred in the original assignment of a grade. Instructor must submit the
‘Grade Change Form’ to the respective program office within one month of
submitting the final grade rolls. A Grade change has to be requested within 1
month of the day of publishing the grades.
