Syllabus

Title
1444 Course III: Economics and Policy of the Private Healthcare Industry
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Marcel Bilger
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/19/24 to 09/28/24
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 10/14/24 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM TC.4.03
Monday 10/28/24 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM EA.6.026
Monday 11/11/24 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM TC.3.01
Monday 11/25/24 08:15 AM - 12:00 PM TC.4.27
Monday 12/09/24 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM TC.3.21
Monday 01/13/25 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM TC.3.21
Monday 01/27/25 08:15 AM - 12:00 PM TC.5.27
Contents

This introductory course explains key economic concepts that are relevant to the private healthcare industry. The presentation takes the perspective from private agents making economic decisions. The course covers patients as consumers of care, private health insurance companies, private hospitals and physicians, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Learning outcomes
  • Understand key health economic concepts
  • Ability to apply health economic theory to real life situations
  • Acquire skills that are directly relevant to the industry
  • Deepen knowledge on a topic of own interest
Attendance requirements

This being a ‘course with continuous assessment (PI)’ students need to attend at least 80% of the time of the scheduled course units for completing the course successfully. Ideally you attend all units fully. If you are unable to fully attend a unit, please let the lecturer(s) know in advance. In case online units are scheduled, the same attendance requirements apply.

Teaching/learning method(s)
  • The lecturers will explain key economic theory and the understanding will be consolidated by selected readings from a leading health economics textbook and other sources.
  • Economic theory will be discussed in the context of real life applications introduced via relevant articles and case studies.
  • Understanding of theory and specific skills will be supported by means of short in-class and home exercises.
  • Group work on a specialized topic that will culminate in a group oral presentation and written term paper.
Assessment

Assessment Components (relative weights in the final grade)

  • Participation, including group presentation (20%)
  • Quiz 1 (20%)
  • Quiz 2 (20%)
  • Written group assignment (40%)

Grades (point ranges)

  • 1: Excellent (90-100 points)
  • 2: Good (80-89 points)
  • 3: Satisfactory (65-79 points)
  • 4: Sufficient (50-64 points)
  • 5: Fail (0-49 points)

Important Notes

You will need to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) with access to LEARN on quiz days. Both quizzes are open-book in the sense that students can bring the course material and own personal notes. No other support is allowed (e.g., internet, communication devices, AI-tools).

Students can use AI-tools to improve the quality of the writing of their group assignment (e.g., writing style, translation). However, it is not allowed to use AI-tools to generate content or replace key authoring tasks

More detailed instructions will be provided for each assessment component.

 

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Availability of lecturer(s)

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Last edited: 2024-09-09



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