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Hi everyone.

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My name is Hendrika Maltby,
or Professor Maltby.

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And this course is about
global public health.

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However, upfront, there's no way

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that I can teach you everything.

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What I hope is that you
gain an appreciation

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for the complexity of public
health at the global level

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and how we are all connected.

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The first week of the course

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is about learning to navigate it.

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Please click on all the links,

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make sure everything works,

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and if there are any issues,

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please let me know as soon as possible.

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This course uses specifications grading,

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and this may be the first
time for a number of you

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about this type of grading.

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And this means that, as an adult,

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you get to decide what you want to do

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and what grades you're going to get.

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There will be no partial grades.

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You can't sort of hand a
paper in at the last minute

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and go, "Oh, well, you
know, a B is good enough."

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That's not gonna happen in this case.

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The minimum requirements
for each grade level

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is listed in the syllabus.

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Please read it carefully.

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You must meet all of the
requirements for the grade

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in order to get that grade,

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and I can't stress that enough.

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You must meet all of the requirements.

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Every assignment will be pass/fail.

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The criteria are listed in the syllabus.

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I think they're very clear.

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If you have problem with
them, please let me know.

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However, you also have two free passes

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so that if you

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need to revise an assignment

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or you need to be late, just let me know,

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and we will be able to
give you a free pass

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for that sort of thing.

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After you have read the
syllabus very carefully

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and looked at all the assignments

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and you still have
questions, please let me know

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because if you have a problem or issue

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that doesn't seem clear,

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there's probably somebody
else who has the same thing.

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So together we can work to solve that.

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During the week, I usually answer emails

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within 12 to 24 hours.

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The weekend might be a little bit later.

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I do not have it on my phone,

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so I have to wait 'til I get to my laptop.

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So enjoy the course.

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Please let me know if there
are any issues, again,

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and I'll talk to you later.