Wits University
- Start Date: 05 Jul, 2017
- Self-Paced
- Study Content: Videos
Learn to use system dynamics to better understand complex medical issues and interventions.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: 49.00 USD
Introduction
Introduction Video
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and Edx partnership.
Effective and meaningful engagement with complex modern medical systems requires an overarching set of tools.
System dynamics is such a tool, allowing health practitioners to model and simulate problems ranging from the molecular level to the entire healthcare system and beyond. This introductory course will teach you the fundamental principles of system dynamics as you learn how to use system dynamics software to explore problems relevant to your field of health. Whether you work in molecular biology, clinical medicine, health policy, or any other health-related field, this course will equip you to investigate the effects of time delays, feedback and system structure. You will learn how to interpret the causes of typical system behaviors such as growth, decay and oscillation in terms of the underlying system properties, and to rapidly develop computer-based models and run simulations to gain insight into the problems in your domain.
This course will empower you with a deeper understanding and an enhanced capacity to achieve useful interventions in healthcare.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
Wits University
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, also known as Wits University is a leading, internationally-ranked, research-intensive University located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the economic heartland of Africa. Committed to academic and research excellence, Wits generates high level scarce skills for a globally competitive world, while addressing local social and economic development. At the forefront of a changing society, Wits is a social leader, dedicated to advancing the public good.
Wits is known for its work in deep level mining, science, health sciences, accountancy, law, governance, and the humanities, amongst others. It houses five Faculties which comprise 34 Schools. The five Faculties are Commerce, Law and Management; Engineering and the Built Environment; Health Sciences, Humanities and Science.
The University offers approximately 3 600 courses to about 30 800 full-time students, of whom about a third are postgraduate and 55% are female. Almost 65% of all doctoral candidates and about half of all enrollments are in the Science, Engineering and Technology fields. Wits has developed about 130 000 graduates in its 92 years of existence. It has a proud record in that about 87% of all publications are in accredited international journals.
Wits is a diverse, cosmopolitan University that serves as home to thousands of international students from around the world.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with Edx.
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