Hi everyone.
My name is Hendrika Maltby, or Professor Maltby.
And this course is about global public health.
However, upfront, there's no way
that I can teach you everything.
What I hope is that you gain an appreciation
for the complexity of public health at the global level
and how we are all connected.
The first week of the course
is about learning to navigate it.
Please click on all the links,
make sure everything works,
and if there are any issues,
please let me know as soon as possible.
This course uses specifications grading,
and this may be the first time for a number of you
about this type of grading.
And this means that, as an adult,
you get to decide what you want to do
and what grades you're going to get.
There will be no partial grades.
You can't sort of hand a paper in at the last minute
and go, "Oh, well, you know, a B is good enough."
That's not gonna happen in this case.
The minimum requirements for each grade level
is listed in the syllabus.
Please read it carefully.
You must meet all of the requirements for the grade
in order to get that grade,
and I can't stress that enough.
You must meet all of the requirements.
Every assignment will be pass/fail.
The criteria are listed in the syllabus.
I think they're very clear.
If you have problem with them, please let me know.
However, you also have two free passes
so that if you
need to revise an assignment
or you need to be late, just let me know,
and we will be able to give you a free pass
for that sort of thing.
After you have read the syllabus very carefully
and looked at all the assignments
and you still have questions, please let me know
because if you have a problem or issue
that doesn't seem clear,
there's probably somebody else who has the same thing.
So together we can work to solve that.
During the week, I usually answer emails
within 12 to 24 hours.
The weekend might be a little bit later.
I do not have it on my phone,
so I have to wait 'til I get to my laptop.
So enjoy the course.
Please let me know if there are any issues, again,
and I'll talk to you later.