June 2021 Course: Knowledge Management for Global Health Programs
When and where is the knowledge management course offered?
This course will take place from June 7–June 11, 2021, from 8:00am–12:50pm (Eastern Daylight time/GMT-4) each day. This year’s course will be taught virtually through Zoom.
What will I learn from this course?
Summary
Managing and maximizing knowledge and continuous learning in global health programs is a development imperative. Global health programs operate with scarce resources, high stakes, and urgent needs for coordination among partners and donors. Knowledge management (KM) provides solutions to these challenges.
Through a combination of lectures, case studies, presentations, and discussions, this course:
- Introduces participants to knowledge management (KM), organizational learning (OL), and adaptive management principles, processes, and tools, and their applicability to the design and implementation of global health efforts.
- Demonstrates through real-life examples how KM and OL can be applied to strengthen public health systems and maximize available knowledge to reach public health objectives.
- Emphasizes the importance of culture and leadership as drivers for program success.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define knowledge management and related principles.
- Appreciate KM’s role in enhancing organizational performance and improving global health outcomes.
- Understand how to systematically apply KM to global health programs.
- Determine best KM approaches to use in a given public health context.
Students will also join a global network of alumni who share experiences and resources related to using the learned KM and OL practices in their work.
How do I register for the knowledge management course?
Register by May 31, 2021, for this and other Summer Institute courses.
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- JHSPH students may register on the JHSPH website;
- All others, please register at the general Johns Hopkins non-degree registration system, choosing “Summer Institute in Health Behavior and Society” from the dropdown menu).
You may also download the course flyer and use its registration links. Information about JHSPH tuition fees is available at the Summer Institute tuition page.
If you have questions regarding how to register for this course or any other inquiries, please reach out to Emily Haynes at emily.haynes@jhu.edu.