HDG21MS18HKI Basic epidemiology and health situation 1 part (5op)

Sisällön jaksotus

Part 1 +Part 2

Tavoitteet

After completing the course, students will:
- know the values, strategies and visions of each partner university
- be familiar with the structure and study modules of this master’s program
- be able to plan their studies according to the program structure and their finalized individual study plans
- know how to use online study and information services
- be familiar with Leininger’s theory of transcultural nursing
- be familiar with the basic approaches to global health research and research ethics
- be able to complete a community analysis to understand the local situation, comparing it to the global health situation
- be familiar with the following issues:
- theoretical basis of global health
- global burden of diseases, tropical diseases.

Sisältö

Core contents:
- Introduction to Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences and University of Eastern Africa, Baraton: values, strategies, visions.
- Introduction and overview of the Master’s Degree Program in Global
Health Care: study modules, the final project, learning methods, study
guidance and counseling, online studies and the Fronter platform, individual study plans.
- St1udy ethics: plagiarism, student and teacher responsibilities
- Systematic information seeking and use of electronic library services
- Theoretical basis of global health studies: key concepts
- Introduction to Leininger’s model of transcultural nursing
- Global health situation
- Global burden of diseases
- Global health, global health research and research ethics

Aika ja paikka

year 2018-2020, 1st semester 1.9.- 31.12. 2018

Oppimateriaalit

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Hankivsky, O. (2012). Women’s health, men’s health, and gender and health: Implications of intersectionality. Social Science & Medicine, 74(11), 1712-1720. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.029
Khan, Y., Fazli, G., Henry, B., de Villa, E., Tsamis, C., Grant, M., & Schwartz, B. (2015). The evidence base of primary research in public health emergency preparedness: A scoping review and stakeholder consultation. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 432. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1750-1
Korstjens, I., & Moser, A. (2017). Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. part 2: Context, research questions and designs. European Journal of General Practice, 23(1), 274-279. doi:10.1080/13814788.2017.1375090
Korstjens, I., & Moser, A. (2018). Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. part 4: Trustworthiness and publishing. European Journal of General Practice, 24(1), 120-124. doi:10.1080/13814788.2017.1375092
Manandhar, M., Hawkes, S., Buse, K., Nosrati, E., & Magar, V. (2018). Gender, health and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Bull World Health Organ, 96(9), 643-652. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.211607
Moser, A., & Korstjens, I. (2017). Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. part 1: Introduction. European Journal of General Practice, 23(1), 271-273. doi:10.1080/13814788.2017.1375093
Moser, A., & Korstjens, I. (2018). Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. part 3: Sampling, data collection and analysis. European Journal of General Practice, 24(1), 9-18. doi:10.1080/13814788.2017.1375091
Somerville, M., Kumaran, K., & Anderson, R. (2016). Public health and epidemiology at a glance (Second edition ed.). Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Willcox, M. L., Kumbakumba, E., Diallo, D., Mubangizi, V., Kirabira, P., Nakaggwa, F., . . . Traoré, M. (2018). Circumstances of child deaths in mali and uganda: A community-based confidential enquiry. The Lancet Global Health, 6(6), e691-e702. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(1 8)30215-8

Opetusmenetelmät

Master's Degree student is able to retrieve, analyze and produce information on Global
health and evaluate it critically from the different fields of point of views. They also will
be capable of leading influential activities on the field of Global health care based on
ethical values. This module is tailored to meet the requirements of preparations for field
work and theoretical studies on September 2018.

Competency aims:
The aim of this intensive course in global Health is to familiarize the students with epidemiological concepts. These concepts include the basic concepts such as incidence, prevalence and mortality. The students are familiarized with Leiniger´s theory of transcultural nursing, among other theories. This basic course presents various approaches to global Health research in order to enable the students to conduct Community analyses, learn the local situation to the global Health situation

After completing the course, student will;
- know the values, strategies and visions of each partner University
- be familiar with the structure and study modules of this master´s program
- be able to plan their studies according to the program structure and their finalized individual
study plans
- know how to use online study and information service
- be familiar with Leininger´s theory of transcultural nursing
- be familiar with the basic approaches to global Health research and research ethics
- be able to complete a Community analysis to understand the local situation, comparing it to
the global Health situation
- be familiar with the following issues;
theoretical basis of global Health
global health indicators
global burden of diseases
tropical diseases

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Multiform education

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Part 1: 5 ECTS: 133,5 h including intensive course in Kenya
PART 2: 5 ECTS; 133,5 h