COURSE AGENDA

The following is a sample agenda based on the January 2010 course. Please consult the agenda distributed at the start of class for the actual day to day course agenda. Please note that the January 2010 course is a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule. The April 2010 course will not have the same format.

The final printed January 2010 course agenda* is posted here as a PDF as well.

Agenda

*Agenda subject to change.

Monday , Jan 04
09:00-09:30    Welcome/Pre-Test
09:30-10:15    Evolution of Humanitarian Community
10:30-11:15    Key Issues in Humanitarian Crises
11:30-12:30    Sphere Case Discussion
12:45-13:00    Humanitarian Exercise: Intro
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: Humanitarian Controversies Panel
   
Wednesday, Jan 06       
09:00-10:00    The Unfinished Agenda in Global Health
10:00-11:00    Environmental Humanitarian Crises
11:00-12:00    Rapid Health Assessment
12:00-13:00    Humanitarian Exercise: Rapid Assessment
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: TBD

Friday, Jan 08       
09:00-10:00    Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of Disasters
10:00-11:00    Geographic Information Systems
11:00-12:00    Methods in Humanitarian Research
12:00-13:00    Future of Humanitarian Crises
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: Civil/Milatary Relations
           
Monday, Jan 11   
09:00-10:00    Food Aid/Food Security
10:00-11:00    International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
11:00-12:00    Livelihoods
12:00-13:00    Communicable Disease in Displaced Populations
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: TBD

Wednesday, Jan 13           
09:00-10:00    Group Updates: Humanitarian Exercises
10:00-11:00    Hurricane Katrina
11:00-12:00    Oxfam and the Humanitarian Community
12:00-13:00    Logistics and Coordination: Humanitarian applications
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: Logistics and Coordination

Friday, Jan 15           
09:00-10:00    Child Soldiers
10:00-11:00    Methods in Cluster Sampling
11:00-12:00    Water & Sanitation
12:00-13:00    Shelter
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: Emergency in Cambodia

Monday, Jan 18
No Class - Holiday

Wednesday, Jan 20           
09:00-10:30    Genocide
10:45-11:00    Media
11:00-12:00    Humanitarian Exercise: Media
12:00-13:00    Media
13:00-14:00    BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION: Gender Based Violence

Friday, Jan 22           
09:00-10:00    Field Placement/Personal Travel Issues/Career advice
10:00-11:00    Final Test
11:00-13:00    Final Presentations