Lesson 1 of 0 In Progress Lesson 0. Pre-Course Survey Nadia Carvalho May 1, 2020 Please complete the Pre-Course Survey found here before starting the course. Mathematical Models pre-survey Name* First Last Gender* Male Female Transgender Gender non-binary Decline to state Note: this information will only be used for monitoring and evaluation purposesAge* Under 18 years 18-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 or Above Prefer Not to Answer Note: this information will only be used for monitoring and evaluation purposesEmail* Occupation* Advocate Journalist Other Participant informationPlease use the section below to tell us a little more about yourself. Fields marked with an * are required.What HIV prevention topics most interest you?*What do you hope to gain from taking this course?*What mathematical models mean to meThis section will help us to better understand your knowledge thus far about mathematical models.Have you come across mathematical modeling in your work? If so, when? How did you use them or their findings? What challenges did you have?*What terms do you often see when you come across mathematical modeling? Are there terms of which you are unsure or do not fully understand?*Course expectationsBy answering these questions, we will better understand your expectations from this course and be able to ensure that it meets your needs. For each of the questions below, please answer based on how important it is for you to gain this capacity or skill. In particular, think about how important the skill is for your own work.By the end of this course, I will be able to describe what a mathematical model is to my audience* Important Neutral Unimportant By the end of this course, I will understand and be comfortable using key terminology used in mathematical modeling.* Important Neutral Unimportant By the end of this course, I will be able to communicate the role and value that mathematical modeling brings to HIV prevention and treatment efforts* Important Neutral Unimportant By the end of this course, I will be able to ask key questions to help me understand mathematical modeling I might come across in my work* Important Neutral Unimportant By the end of this course, I will be able to communicate the findings from mathematical modeling to my target audience* Important Neutral Unimportant Using mathematical modeling in my workWe are interested in continuing to support you to understand and use mathematical modeing in your work.Please describe below any plans that you have to incorporate mathematical modeling into your advocacy work, or to use the results from recent mathematical modeling that you have come across in your work.*