Calendar
Sept. 10th, 2024
Course presentation & introduction to the basics of Report Writing:
- The Title, the Executive Summary, the Introduction, the Conclusion.
- Exercise based on the article "AI Virtual Patient Platform".
Sept. 24th, 2024
Slide Design Principles: In teams of 4, students will prepare and present a 10 minute Power-Point presentation based on the study of the article "AI Virtual Patient Platform".
Oct. 10th, 2024
Presentation building:
- Improve your presentations fromSept. the 24th, for content and for format. For content, make sure to answer the question: What is my audience’s main interest?
- Is the title of the presentation telling the audience why they should listen to me?
- Is the table of content indicating the main steps of my explanation as to : “why you should listen to me talk about Gemini”?
- For format, make sure your presentation shows up on the screen as on your computer screen.
Listening comprehension.
- “Health Economics and its Impact”.
By Professor Rhema Vaithianathan, Singapore Management University.
- Vocabulary and grammar from the text.
Nov. 5th, 2024
Reading comprehension.
- "Covid-19 Pandemic Drives Patients—and Deal Makers—to Telemedicine"
- By : Sarah Krouse for the WSJ
- Analyzing the parts of the article to understand how the article is built.
Nov. 26th, 2024
Reading comprehension
- "Cancer Screening Leaps Forward"
- by Andy Kessler, The WSJ
- Creating and Presenting a 5 minute Power-Point presentation based on the questions of the day.
Dec. 10th, 2024
Listening comprehension:
- “What is behind that huge ER Bill?”
- By Blake Farmer, MarketPlace at NPR.
- Deciphering the introduction and the conclusion to the podcast.
Jan. 14th, 2025
Listening comprehension:
- "The Economics Of Hospital Beds"
- By Amanda Aronczyk, Planet Money at NPR
Creating and presenting a 5-minute PowerPoint presentation based on the questions of the day.
Jan. 21st, 2025
Final exam
- Bring your headphones,
- Bring your computer.
Listening comprehension based on a podcast from the Singapore Management University.
Health Economics English: its Goals
Health Economics English has two primary goals. First, to enable students to improve their ability to articulate a thought in writing and orally. Second, to help prepare students for their “Comparative Study” presentation and report.
The Methodology
Gaining the ability to articulate a thought is done through the study of documents. Those are texts as well as audio documents. Documents are taken from the international press but also are produced by universities or international organizations.
A review of grammar points is also proposed for students in need of a refresher. Helping students prepare for the final “Comparative Study” will take different aspects. One will be to articulate the roadmap or table of content for their comparative study and write-up the corresponding introduction. Another exercise will be to work on the design principles of PowerPoint presentations.
A last exercise is in-class participation, where students must articulate their answers to listening and reading comprehension exercises.
The course aims for 2 outcomes
- First, to help students fluidify their oral and written expression.
- Using articles and podcasts students will focus on grammar and vocabulary, as well as pronunciation and intonation.
- Second, to help students prepare for their “Comparative Study” project, where a PowerPoint presentation and a 20+ page report are required.
Requirements
Students should come to class having prepared the exercises of the day. Exercises done online before the start of the class, will go towards the final evaluation of the students. Exercises are available on the course website page.
Students will need to create an account on the website. Do so use the information on the student presence sheet.
On the website, students will be able to:
- Access the documents and the class calendar,
- Contact Anne-Pierre,
- Upload your short-essays, and
- Access grammar points and exercises for self-evaluation.
The website is our point of contact beyond the classroom.
Evaluation
- 50% Comparative Study defense (70% Presentation & Slides – 30% written report)
- The Comparative Study written report is evaluated based on its: table of content, introduction, discussion, and conclusion.
- 15% In-class participation
- Online exercises completed before the class, will account as bonus points
- 35% Individual final exam (similar to in-class exercises)
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Lessons
- Health Economics and its Impact Quiz
- Slide Design Exercise
- English Grammar Evaluation
- Virtual Patient Platform Quiz
- The Pandemic Drives Patients to Telemedicine
- Cancer Screening Leaps Forward
- Surprise Medical Bills in the ER Room
- Facing Clinical Trials With Alzheimer's
- How do Hospital Economics Work?
- Improving the Quality of Care for the Elderly