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
Class Time(s)
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)
Tara Sullivan
Course Instructor(s)
Piers Bocock
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. 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:
  1. Define knowledge management and related principles
  2. Appreciate KM’s role in enhancing organizational performance and improving global health outcomes
  3. Understand how to systematically apply KM to global health programs
  4. Determine best KM approaches to use in a given public health context
Instructor Consent
No consent required