Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate the Black Death and a modern epidemic or pandemic to compare patterns of globalization, disease spread, and public response as historical evidence for prevention strategies.
Students will be able to analyze outbreak data using rates, graphs, trend lines, and other statistical representations to explain how diseases spread and how interventions change transmission.
Students will be able to examine competing public health policies and prevention strategies to evaluate trade-offs, constraints, and likely effectiveness for controlling infectious disease.
Students will be able to synthesize firsthand user evidence from clinic staff, community members, and peers to define a focused disease-prevention problem statement.
Students will be able to prototype a medical device or service solution that could reduce infection spread and is grounded in scientific principles and user needs.
Students will be able to justify a multilingual public health campaign or policy brief that communicates prevention guidance clearly to diverse audiences.
Students will be able to refine their designs using gallery walk comments, partner feedback, and test results to improve effectiveness, clarity, and feasibility.
Products
Outbreak Research Brief and Concept Prototype
Each student produces a research brief comparing the Black Death to one modern outbreak and a low-fidelity prototype or annotated concept for reducing infection spread. The product must show how firsthand evidence, statistics, and user needs shaped the student’s proposed solution.
Community Health Action Forum Policy Brief and Tested Prototype
Teams present a data-driven policy brief or multilingual public health campaign paired with a collaboratively refined prototype or service solution for an authentic public audience. Their final presentation must connect historical comparison, data analysis, stakeholder feedback, and language-accessible communication.
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