Learning through inquiry: a Global Health Hackathon

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Table 1. Enjoyment, learning, reading materials (numbers in parentheses refer to the midterm evaluation results).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
How much did you enjoy the course?						(2) 1	(9) 2	(4) 5	(3) 4	(3) 3
How much did you learn from this course?				(2)	(2)	(1) 2	(8) 4	(4) 3	(1) 1	(4) 5
How difficult did you find the reading material?		1	1	(4) 1	(9) 6	(4) 3	(1) 2	(3)		1

Table 2. Midterm evaluation: preparation and aims/objective.

	1	2	3	4
How well did the course prepare you for the hackathon?	3	15	3	0
How well did the course prepare you for the infographic?	1	11	7	2
How well did the course fulfill the following aims/objectives so far? To introduce students to key concepts and debates around knowledge transfer and exchange in global health	14	7	0	0
How well did the course fulfill the following aims/objectives so far? To approach knowledge transfer and exchange from an interdisciplinary angle by reviewing the publications of work various fields/disciplines	11	9	1	0
How well did the course fulfill the following aims/objectives so far? To develop an understanding of theories of and approaches related to the key concepts related to KTE in global health	9	11	1	0

Table 3. Final evaluation: preparation and aims/objectives.

	1	2	3	4
How well did the course prepare you for the assignment?	5	9	1
How well did the course fulfill the following: To introduce students to key concepts and debates regarding what global health is and how it might be secured	11	4
How well did the course fulfill the following: To introduce students to the knowledge to action gap in different fields in global health and strategies that aim to close it?	9	5	1
How well did the course fulfill the following: To provide students with the skills to critically evaluate such initiatives (strategies to close the know-do-gap) and to identify the role of key stakeholders in shaping them	9	5	1
How well did the course fulfill the following: To demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary approaches to global health	9	6