University of Washington Online Learning
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Strategic Planning and Systems Analysis

This course introduces you to two major analytic and planning processes: systems analysis and strategic planning, as applied to the public sector. These two approaches work hand in hand. The first part of the course focuses on systems analysis, with the goal of understanding and modeling the nature and functions of an organization including both its material processes and its information flo......
 

Advanced introduction to nutritional sciences. Topics include macronutrient and micronutrient metabolism, energy balance and obesity, nutrient utilization in physical activity, nutritional needs and recommendations throughout the lifecycle, and the relationships between nutrition and atherosclerosis, diabetes, and cancer risk....
 

Introduction to leadership and management, focusing on effective strategies for creating a productive work environment. Organizational structure and strategy introduced. Case studies and other problem-solving methods, using health services applications are utilized in order to apply theoretical material. ...
 

This course develops skills that will allow students to become informed consumers of economic evaluations of health programs. Students will also have the opportunity to develop skill necessary to conduct economic analyses of public health and health service programs. ...
 

This course provides an overview of the health problems of children in developing countries. The course will provide an understanding of the causes and functional effects of the most prominent child health problems. We will examine trends and progress in global child health and explore potential explanations for these trends. We will learn about programmatic interventions, both prevention and t......
 

In addition to providing a refresher on the nuts and bolts of writing, this couse allows each student to work on a project of his or her own choice, such as rewriting technical information for lay audiences; tailoring content for different media, such as magazines, newspapers, and the Internet; or writing research papers....
 

Many public health programs provide information focused on accuracy rather than effectiveness. This course explores tools and strategies that can be used in community, corporate, and healthcare settings to drive behavior change at personal and population levels. The core questions are, how do people learn, how do people make decisions and act on them? How can we use technology to generate highl......
 

Provides a broad understanding of the fundamental issues in health behavior and preventive medicine; to increase skills in applying psychosocial frameworks and concepts to health problem areas; to increase understanding of the behavioral issues in health care management; and to increase skills in formulating and evaluating effective interventions designed to promote appropriate health practices......
 

Overview of behavior change theory and comprehensive approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion interventions. Links theory to practice. Uses PRECEDE/PROCEED planning model by Green and Kreuter as framework....
 

Contributions to understanding and prevention of major maternal and child health problems, including pregnancy outcome, infant and child morbidity and mortality, maternal morbidity and mortality, abnormal child growth and development, and early-life factors in adult health problems. ...
 

Politics, theory, methods of evaluation, from simple health programs to evaluation of large-scale interventions. Emphasizes experimental and quasi-experimental designs to estimate program impacts, as well as evaluation of program implementation. Case studies drawn from health field illustrate various types of evaluations. Prerequisite: background in introductory statistics. ...
 

Skills/knowledge necessary to conduct orderly investigation of specific problems in preparation for M.P.H. thesis or project. Includes problem identification, posing research questions, literature review, consideration of theoretical/practical context, choosing study design, data collection, protection of human subjects, and recognizing potential errors....
 

Starts Summer Quarter and concludes Winter Quarter via partial distance learning (3 weekends). Requires working with a group via distance for a major project. Effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents, embracing the community and workplace environments. Current issues, using specific cases from recent literature as basis for classroom discussion and written assignments. ...
 

AWSp Usually. Introduction to administrative regulation and process. Authority, jurisdiction, and structure of environmental control programs and agencies; the regulatory process; agency acquisition and retention of information; administrative actions. ...
 

Basic principles governing the behavior and effects of toxic chemicals released into the environment; sources, distribution, and fate of toxic chemicals in the environment; chemicals and cancer; chemicals and birth defects; government regulation of chemical hazards. Focus on human health impacts of chemicals found in the workplace and general environment. ...
 

Basic foundations of linear analysis and control theory, model realization and reduction, balanced realization and truncation, stabilization problem, coprime factorizations, Youla parameterization, matrix inequalities, H-infinity and H2 control, KYP lemma, uncertain systems, robust H2, integral quadratic constraints, linear parameter varying synthesis, applications of robust control....
 

Design feedforward controllers for precision output tracking; inversion-based control of non-minimum-phase systems; effect of plant uncertainty on feedforward control; design of feedforward controllers for applications such as vertical take off and landing aircraft, flexible structures and piezo-actuators....
 

Colloquium on current topics in robotics and control systems analysis and design. Topics presented by invited speakers as well as on-campus speakers. Emphasis on the cross-disciplinary nature of robotics and control systems....
 

Study of systems with nonlinear damping and restoring forces excited by deterministic or random inputs. Applications in measurement, testing, and design of mechanical systems. Nonlinear systems are emphasized....
 

Variational techniques, Hamilton’s principle, Lagrange’s equations applied to dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Vibration analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom and continuous systems. Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor....
 

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