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Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges

Politecnico di Milano

About this Course

An overview of the tools, techniques, and practices that can be enacted by policy makers, countries, and organizations to monitor, manage, and react to pandemics and mitigate and govern their impacts. 
An introductory, multidisciplinary course covering data science, social science, healthcare, and management, paving the way to various courses on specific matters.

This course is part of the research project 'Pan-European Response to the Impacts of the COVID-19 and future Pandemics and Epidemics' (PERISCOPE, https://www.periscopeproject.eu/). Funded by the European Commission Research Funding programme Horizon 2020 under the Grant Agreement number 101016233, PERISCOPE investigates the broad socio-economic and behavioural impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to make Europe more resilient and prepared for future large-scale risks.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 4 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

How to use data to make informed decisions and adopt policies during a pandemic
How to implement best practices to address pandemic challenges

Skills you will gain

Data Science
Pandemic
social science
policy making
Public Health

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 4 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Marco Brambilla

Professor

Politecnico di Milano

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 minutes to complete

Introduction

4 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 4 min)

2 hours to complete

Data-driven Approaches to Pandemics

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 26 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes

4 videos

Crowdsourcing, Gamification, and Data Collection for Decision Making4mNetwork based Financial Inclusion9mTrustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare9mHigh-resolution contact network data to simulate epidemic dynamics and the impact of digital contact tracing2m

2 readings

Slides on Crowdsourcing, Gamification, and Data Collection10mOverview on Network based Financial Inclusion10m

4 practice exercises

Quiz on Crowdsourcing, Gamification, and Data Collection15mQuiz on Network based Financial Inclusion15mQuiz on Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare30mQuiz on High-resolution contact network data to simulate epidemic dynamics and the impact of digital contact tracing10m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 21 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes

4 videos

One Health: role in pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response4mStrengthening territorial response for better health8mBuilt Environment & Infectious Diseases3mEnding Stigma and Improving Mental Health4m

2 readings

One Health High-Level Expert Panel10mFurther readings10m

4 practice exercises

Quiz on One Health: role in pandemic preparedness, prevention, and responseQuiz on Strengthening territorial response for better health30mQuiz on Built Environment & Infectious Diseases10mQuiz on Ending Stigma and Improving Mental Health10m

1 hour to complete

Social work during and after a pandemic

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 11 min)

1 minute to complete

Conclusions

1 minute to complete

1 video (Total 1 min)

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Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges

Tools and Practices for Addressing Pandemic Challenges

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