2023 Fall CIVENG 190S 001 LEC 001

2023 Fall

CIVENG 190S 001 - LEC 001

Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Emerging Technologies for Public Health

Raja Sengupta

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023
Fr
10:00 am - 11:59 am
Class #:33518
Units:3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

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

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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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