WELCOME TO healthcare in India: Strategic Perspectives
This page will guide you through the course syllabus and provide important information related to this course.
Indian healthcare markets are gaining global attention for innovation, whether it is in pharmaceuticals, new hospital models or disruptive startups. At the same time, India is confronted with an inadequate healthcare infrastructure and a rising disease burden. This course attempts to define the unique challenges and contradictions of this sector and give you a strategic lens to analyze the developments in this sector including hospitals, pharmaceutical firms and diagnostics manufacturers. We also look at the role of disruptive innovation and the ways in which public policy shapes the evolution of healthcare markets.
Pre-requisites
You require some experience in the healthcare sector and basic concepts in mathematics.
COURSE AGENDA
| Week | Section Name | Topics Covered | Thought Leaders | Case Studies | Start Date |
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| 1 | Strategy Foundations 101 |
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N/A | N/A |
16 Nov 2017 (03:30 UTC) |
| 2 | The Indian Hospital Sector |
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Dr. Ajay Bakshi (Manipal Hospitals) | HealthCare Global (HCG) |
23 Nov 2017 (03:30 UTC) |
| 3 | The Indian Pharmaceutical Sector |
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Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon) | Strand Life Sciences |
30 Nov 2017 (03:30 UTC) |
| 4 | The Indian Medical Devices and Diagnostics Sector |
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UE Lifesciences |
07 Dec 2017 (03:30 UTC) |
| 5 | Meet the Professor (Live Webinar) | TBD | |||
| 6 | Disruptive Innovation and Regulation |
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Portea Medical |
21 Dec 2017 (03:30 UTC) |
TIME COMMITMENT
Course Length:
- 6 weeks (5 weeks of content, 1 week break)
- Each week is released across the globe on Wednesday, 03:30 A.M. UTC .
Weekly Commitment
4-5 hours per week.This includes the time spent in going through the course materials (videos and reading materials), taking up the assessment and participating in the discussion forums.
Course Moderator
In this MOOC, our course team members will participate actively in the Discussion Forum as Discussion Moderators during the course run. They will make important announcements, answer questions and offer any necessary clarifications.
The moderators will typically spend 10-15 hours per week to go through the discussion threads, reply and editing posts, and communicate important course updates in the forum. Please note that support on Saturday and Sunday will be limited.
GRADING AND CERTIFICATION
Grading Scheme
The course follows an End of Week assessment scheme, which consists of multiple choice questions and scenario-based questions. There are 5 graded assessments in this course. The score from each assessment will contribute to the final score.
Note: The ungraded assessments are interspersed throughout the course to recall what you have learnt so far. These do not count for final assessments.
Each week’s assessment carries 20% weightage.
Grading Policy
The due date for each week's assignment is 28 Dec 2017 03:30 A.M. UTC
Certification
In order to receive a verified certificate, you will need to get a total score of 50% or higher.
Click the Healthcare in India: Strategic Perspectives course enrolment page before 24 Dec 2017 (23:59 UTC) to pursue a verified certificate.
Note: You do not receive a certificate if you audit a course. To know more about the types of certificates offered in edX, visit edX Help Center.
ASSESSMENTS
All our courses include both graded and un-graded assessments. The un-graded assessments contain practice questions that will test your understanding of the concepts presented in the course.
The score that you receive in the weekly-graded assessments count towards your final course grade.
Graded Assessments Instructions
Graded assessments may also have due dates, or the last possible time you can submit an assessment. Once the due date has passed, you cannot receive credit for any incomplete problems in the assessment. Some graded assessments do not have due dates, and some assessments with due dates are not graded. If an assessment has a due date, the due date appears under the learning sequence name in the course accordion. If an assessment is graded, the name of the assessment appears under the name of the learning sequence, and an icon appears next to the learning sequence name in the course accordion. The image on the right shows an example of three different assessments. In this example, both first and last assessments are graded, but only the last assessment has a due date.
Please ensure the following:
- Click the Submit button at the end of every question to record your choice and get your answer graded.
Note:
- You need to score 50% to pass the assessment.
- Please check the number of attempts and due date specified for each assessment.
DISCUSSION
All registered participants of a MOOC on edX will have access to a course-specific online discussion forum. Participation in such forums is encouraged because it contributes significantly in the form of peer learning. Discussion forums are commonly used in online courses to provide learners an opportunity to reflect on, discuss and share knowledge gained from the online content. Participation in these forums is strongly encouraged by the course staff.
Download the IIMBx Discussion Forum Guidelines PDF for more information.
GETTING HELP
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