Page 2 of 5 LEARNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The overarching goal of this course is for students to gain a broader understanding of what working in global health entails and provide knowledge on current approaches and challenges of addressing global health concerns. At the end of this course, it is expected that students should be able to: 1. Describe the distribution of health and diseases across and within countries and to understand the relationships between social, environmental, political and cultural factors that affect these patterns using credible information sources. 2. Understand the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR) principles as a lens to ethical approaches for working in international health. 3. Acquire a sensitivity to the root causes of health inequities. 4. Understand unique health equity challenges in health faced by Indigenous peoples and other marginalized populations across the globe. 5. Consider the impact of climate change on health. 6. Learn to write succinctly and effectively an analysis of global health issues and solutions supported with credible evidence. 7. Demonstrate inter-professional scholarly team skills including peer support and team communication. COURSE STRUCTURE AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES This course involves blended learning: there will be asynchronous online learning as well as three, mandatory live face to face sessions (with contingency plans for using Zoom if necessary). Every Monday morning, you will receive an e-mail or announcement introducing the week's readings/activities and assignments. Required and optional readings for each week together with recorded lectures will be posted on Canvas. Teamwork is very key in global health. Over the course of the term, students will work in teams to develop and submit a proposal describing an intervention to address an identified global health issue. See the assignment section for more details. SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT Assignment Reflections # 1-5 Country Profile Presentation Policy Brief #1 Health Equity Online Modules Individual 2 Group Project (Presentation) Group 15 Group Project (Written) Group Peer evaluation Policy Brief #2 TOTAL Type % Individual Not graded Individual 10 Individual 20 Individual Individual 25 Sun April 2 8 Sun April 2 20 100 Due Date N/A Jan 30-Feb 3 Sun Feb 12 Sun Mar 5 Fri March 17 Sun April 9 GRADING PRACTICES Faculties, departments and schools reserve the right to scale grades in order to maintain equity among sections and conformity to University, faculty, department, or school norms. Students should therefore note that an unofficial grade given by an instructor might be changed by the faculty, department or school. Grades are not official until they appear on a student's academic record.