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所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: university of torontox（多伦多大学） 授课老师： Ryan Hum Prabhat Jha |
课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/death-101-shaping-future-global-health-university-torontox-d101x
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To help the living, study the dead: we will analyze the world’s biggest health problems by investigating causes of death.
*Note - This is an Archived course*
Death 101 enables students to investigate health problems affecting large populations – the whole world in fact! By understanding the big numbers in global mortality and their causes and distributions, this course teaches you to think numerically about global health. We use real data from real people to ask the questions: What are the major causes of death in the world? Why do we need cause of death statistics? How does counting the dead help the living? Death 101 is designed for MOOC students and is built for online learning.
We begin with an historical perspective on global mortality and end with a hopeful look toward future trends. In between, you will learn about the avoidability of death prior to old age, mortality rates, specific diseases such as HIV, malaria, childhood conditions, chronic diseases, and risk factors such as smoking. Death 101 will help you use population statistics to understand how rapid gains in health are possible.
FAQ
So, is this going to be morbid or what?
Studying death can be a touchy topic, but that doesn’t mean it has to be dead boring. We have tried our best to make the course material lively and accessible.
You’ve piqued my interest, but the topic sounds scary.
Don’t let the title scare you! Death 101’s motivation is to analyze information about the global dead in order to help the living.
Wait, did you say free?
Yes, you can audit this course completely free! The lectures, readings, and assignments are all provided free to students. What a time to be alive!
Count me in! What will I need for this course?
All course materials are provided online. Some assignments will require a spreadsheet or graphing software and we will provide links to free options should your computer not have one.
When can I watch the lectures?
New material will be released each week on Monday.
Will lectures be captioned with transcripts?
Yes, each video will have an English transcript.
This is a past/archived course. At this time, you can only explore this course in a self-paced fashion. Certain features of this course may not be active, but many people enjoy watching the videos and working with the materials. Make sure to check for reruns of this course.
