313.790.81
Introduction to Economic Evaluation

Discontinued

Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Dagna Constenla
Contact Name
Dagna Constenla
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introduction to Online Learning.

Description
Prepares students to read and interpret cost-effectiveness studies. Introduces the basic economic concepts that are needed in order to understand the recommendations from the United States Panel on Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine, such as the distinction between opportunity costs and budgetary costs. Considers review recommendations, particularly as they apply to cost-effectiveness research reports. Discusses the relationship between cost-effectiveness results and other elements of the health care policy decision-making process.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Read and interpret cost-effectiveness studies
  2. Describe the methods for conducting scientifically-rigorous cost-effectiveness analyses
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

This course is targeted towards students who are interested in an introductory survey course and have no background in microeconomics. Students with a background in microeconomics and an interest in taking a rigorous course sequence should consider the three-course sequence Economic Evaluation I-III (313.630, 313.631, 313.632).