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Solutions that stick: Activating crossdisciplinary collaboration in a graduatelevel public health innovations course at the university of California, Berkeley

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  • Sandhu, J.S.
  • Hosang, R.
  • Madsen, K.A.

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Since 2011 we have taught a public health innovations course at the University of California, Berkeley. Students gain skills in systematic innovation, or human-centered design, while working in small interdisciplinary teams on domestic and global health projectswith client organizations. To support acquisition of meaningful problem-solving skills,we structured the course so that the majority of learning happens in scenarios that do not involve faculty. Taken by students representing 26 graduate programs (as diverse as epidemiology, city planning, and mechanical engineering), it is one of the 10 highest-rated courses offered by the School of Public Health. We present the blueprints for our course with the hope that other institutionswhose students could benefit will borrow from our model.

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  • Sandhu, J.S. & Hosang, R. & Madsen, K.A., 2015. "Solutions that stick: Activating crossdisciplinary collaboration in a graduatelevel public health innovations course at the university of California, Berkeley," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105, pages 73-77.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302395_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302395
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