Courses

Instructors: Joseph Ferenbok & Rich Foty 

Translation is the process of moving knowledge between domains of inquiry. Broadly speaking, the goal is to help move discoveries, research, and knowledge from theoretical inquiry to real-world applications that improve human health.

• Discuss research, discovery, translation, and commercialization landscape, 
• Explore key issues, tools, and perspectives on mobilizing knowledge, 
• Understand translation thinking, TR tools, and the Translational Pathway(s) 
• Engage in a broad range of TR conversations with multidisciplinary experts. 

Instructor:  Christopher Klinger 

Explore the methods through which we acquire and make apparent knowledge in a variety of contexts, from early stakeholder engagement to implementation science.

• Critically engage with qualitative, design, and quantitative methods used to acquire and share knowledge 
• Build skills such as interviewing, sketching, ideation, and qualitative user testing  
• Gather evidence for iterative improvement of problem-solving designs 
• Assess strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration and interaction 
• Understand how knowledge generation and its application can lead to new and better ways of improving health care

Instructor: Sandy Marshall 

Communicate clearly and persuasively. Learn how to communicate complex concepts to a range of target audiences to accomplish specific outcomes.  

• Experiment with style, delivery, structure, and voice through weekly assignments, 
• Collaborate with a community partner and propose a communication strategy to target a specific audience, and 
• Communicate effectively through a substantive written assignment. 

Instructor:  Adriana Ieraci 

Make an immediate impact. Work with a partner client to practice the skills and tools that will be fundamental to the 2nd year capstone project.

• Apply Translational Thinking framework to better understand relationship between research and practice  
• Explore problem space through environmental scans, market research, and primary qualitative and quantitative research  
• Engage in user-centred design research and idea generation exercises