2023 Fall
CIVENG 190S 001 - LEC 001
Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Emerging Technologies for Public Health
Raja Sengupta
Class #:33518
Units:3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 14
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 14
Waitlist Max: 2
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities, 2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 5 hours of outside work hours.
Final Exam
MON, DECEMBER 11TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Davis 544
Other classes by Raja Sengupta
Course Catalog Description
This course covers current topics of interest in civil and environmental engineering. The course content may vary from semester to semester depending upon the instructor.
Class Description
Over the coming decades, a new cadre of professionals are needed to create the convergence of technology, data and algorithms that will enhance public health. In this course
students will learn how to leverage and harness technology for better and more equitable public health outcomes. This entails learning and understanding the business and policy models that can put technology into practice, overcome community-specific barriers to technology uptake, and create outcomes. The course has a case study format with each case covering an important technology advancing public health. The applications are mental health, bio-surveillance, the environment, and lifestyle. Students will become capable of advancing the health of the public by innovating with technology.
Primary textbook: Magnuson, J. A. & Dixon, B. E. (2020). Public Health Informatics and Information Systems. Springer Publishing. Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-41215-9
Class Notes
Lecture meets in Davis 544 and lab meets in Davis 345
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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