AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S1-IBE-MA-EI57UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
VG.VALDMANIS
Stakeholder(s)
Vivian Grace VALDMANIS
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
None
Goal
At the end of the course the student should be able to :
Define health according to the World Health Organization
Identify the Sustainability Goals from the United Nations
Link the relevance of health and national economic well-being
Respect cultural differences in maintaining health and well-being
Realize the benefits of good global health and international business
Presentation
In this course students will be exposed to the WHO's definition of health and the Sustainability Goals set forth by the United Nations. Links will be made to specific international examples and comparisons among high, middle, and low income countries. Challenges in national health objectives will be identified along the paradigm of physical, mental, and social well-being as well as macro- and micro- implications that impact the economic well-being and potentiality of business investment.

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 5,00
Travail personnel
Group Project 10,00
Overall student workload 31,00
Evaluation
Students will be presented with a course pack including relevant links to readings due before the seminar given the next day (15% given to active discussion of the readings). Students will be expected to attend the 4 class sections (20%) and will present a final project (65%)--either individually or in a group (based on student's preference) and due the following Monday.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 0,00 0 15,00
Exercices 0,00 0 20,00
Autres
Projet Collectif 15,00 0 65,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Links given in course pack distributed to the class at the first session. -