Course syllabus
Phase 1 Problem Identification and Project Formulation
Each Class will include 45 minute lecture and 45 interactive/team process. Weekly or Bi-weekly report and reflection be posted on the web site.
Week #1 Aug 21-23
Aug 21 Why Are We Here? What really happens in the Emergency Department?. lecture by Ellen & Jeremy (check out the Course Notes for presentation slides)
August 23 Clinical process and design considerations for Emergency Department.
- Course objectives, schedule - Craig
- developing problem statements through observation - Jeremy
- best of previous projects - ellen
Week #2 Aug 28-30
Aug 28 Evidence-based design - how to find and evaluate evidence - Craig
- Developing effective teams - Ellen
Aug 30 health systems perspectives and analysis tools David (homework: site visit report)
- roles of doctors, nurses and other team members - Jeremy
- Grady ED tour... TBA
homework - ED visit (report to present as Pecha-Kucha on Sep 4th)
Week #3 Sep 04-06
Sep 4 Pecha Kucha presentation
- problem discussion
Sep 6 Intro to evidence-based design Craig
- Writing problem statements - Jeremy
Homework - 5 reference articles: PDF, EndNote
Week #4 Sep 11-13
Sep 11 - "Healthcare/ED design process" Prof. Farrow
- Team composition
Sep 13 Problem statement - jeremy
Week #5 Sep 18-20
Sep 18 field observations by individual teams, Jeremy to present "Problem definition"
Sep 20 discussion of problems, form groups
Phase 2 Project Development
Week #6 Sep 25-27
Sep 25 - Best practice emergency departments
Sep 27 - Pecha Kucha presentation, Problem analysis discussion each team collect 3 case studies, and related literature and start a preliminary design)
Week #7 Oct 02 - 04
Discussion, project development (case study and a preliminary design)
October 2 - Problems and Solutions - presenting the case studies and a preliminary design - Prototype 1 - 8 min each team
October 4 - Healthcare lecture
Week #8 Oct 09-1
October 9. Prototyping and testing solutions - Guest Reviewers
mid term presentation & review
October 11 Solution option discussion - Pecha Kucha (presentation of 3 solutions)
Week #9 (Oct 16 - Fall Break) Oct 18
Discussion and reflection on October 18 - Solution selected, submit list of materials needed
Phase 3 Project Development and Concept Test
Week #10 Oct 23-25
Getting IRB approval
Oct 23 - faculty team discussion and crits
Oct 25 presentation of prototype
Week #11 Oct 30 - Nov 1
Setting up for deployment
Faculty/team/discussion/crits
Week #12 Nov 06- 08
Continue development, describe test methodology - Craig
Phase 4 Project Refinement
Week #13 Nov 13-15
Prototype class evaluation and discussion
Week #14 Nov 20 - 22
Nov 20 Project time
Nov 22 Thanksgiving
Week 15 Nov 27 - 29)
Continue refinement, final solution, team presentation and discussion
Nov 27 Final solution PPT - Ellen
Nov 29 Final solution review
Week 16 Dec 04-06
Final presentations (VIP & Public Open House)
Final documentation due at end of term
Week 17 Dec 11-13
Final documentation due ( 12/15)
