Date
15 Feb 2027 - 19 Feb 2027
Location
Online
Host university
University of Alcalá (UAH)
Mode
Online
WP
WP 2
Target groups
Master students,
Undergraduate students
Duration
Up to 1 week in length
Reference code
EUG2_T2_1_0269
Type of event
Course
Recognition
Transcript of records - ECTS
Language
English
Recruitment of participants
Qualitative Assessment
Number of open spots
50
Evaluation criteria
50% - Academic / Professional Merit
50% - Motivation
Isced fields of study
0311 - Economics,
0413 - Management and administration,
091 - Health
Healthcare Strategy and Decision Making is an interdisciplinary course that explores how strategic and collective decisions are made in healthcare environments. Students will learn how tools from economics, game theory, voting theory and multicriteria decision making can be used to analyse complex healthcare decisions involving different stakeholders.
Through real-world cases, simulations and collaborative activities, participants will examine strategic interactions among patients, healthcare professionals, managers, insurers and policymakers. Particular attention will be given to situations in which stakeholders have different objectives, information or decision-making power.
The course combines theoretical foundations with practical applications and encourages students from different academic backgrounds to work together on healthcare decision problems. Topics include strategic decision-making, game theory, voting power, voting methods and multicriteria decision-making in healthcare.
The course will be awarded with 3 ECTS.
Teachers from the University of Novi Sad will take part in the teaching of the course.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Apply strategic decision-making models to healthcare problems.
- Analyse strategic interactions among healthcare stakeholders using game theory.
- Evaluate voting power and alternative voting systems in healthcare governance.
- Apply multicriteria decision-making methods to complex healthcare decisions.
- Critically assess collective decisions in terms of efficiency, fairness, transparency and stakeholder representation.
Content and Methodology
Problem-Based Learning, Flipped Classroom, Case Studies, Simulations and Role-Playing, and Collaborative Learning.
Continuous assessment through participation, practical exercises, case studies, simulations and a collaborative group project.
