Table 3 Sample Schedules for ICT in Maternal Health Short Courses I and II
Short Course I | ||||
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
Introduction and Short Course Evaluation Intake | Smart Databases and Registries: REDCap Basics | Web applications: WordPress and HTML Basics | Cloud Computing: OwnClowd, Google Cloud, and Amazon Web Services Basics | Team presentations of ICT project |
ICT in Maternal Health: What’s the Evidence | Smart Databases and Registries: i2b2 workshop | Web applications: WordPress and HTML workshop | Social networking: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Analytics | Feedback from mentors/participants |
Working lunch: Meet the Faculty/Brainstorming | Working lunch: Develop a logic model for maternal health problem | Working lunch: Create an ICT product plan | Working lunch: Refine your plans | Working lunch: ICT and Community Engagement |
Social, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in ICT | mHealth applications: PhoneGap and OpenMEAP Basics | Analytics: EpiInfo Basics | Sustainability of ICT and public health projects | ICT in Maternal Health, Revisited |
Facilitated completion of Citi Program/Ethics Course in Spanish | mHealth applications: PhoneGap and OpenMEAP workshop | Workshop with Mentors | Site visit to Cenfotec Labs | Short Course Evaluation/Closeout |
Short Course II | ||||
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
Introduction and Short Course Evaluation Intake | Implementing ICT Interventions | Lab workshop with mentors | Advanced Communications technologies | What comes next? Team Presentations |
Taking Stock: Where are you now? Team Presentations | ICT Research in Communities | Lab workshop with mentors | Creating a Community of Practice: ICT for Maternal Health | Feedback from mentors/participants |
Lunch ICT Presentation | Lunch ICT Presentation | Lunch ICT Presentation | Lunch ICT Presentation | Lunch ICT Presentation |
ICT Usability Assessment | Finding Funding for ICT I: Grants and Contracts | ICT Training Strategies | Global Health ICT Resources | Meeting with Ministries of Health and Technology |
ICT Usability Assessment Workshop | Finding Funding for ICT II: Crowdfunding | Workshop with Mentors | ICT in Maternal Health: Evaluation | Short Course Evaluation/Closeout |