2020-TeachingModule-SpreadOfCommonColdSimulation

R. Corban Harwood; R. Corban Harwood; R. Corban Harwood

doi:10.25334/W2Q8-W107

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2020-TeachingModule-SpreadOfCommonColdSimulation

Author(s): R. Corban Harwood

George Fox University, Newberg OR USA

Keywords: simulation module infectious disease disease spread Teaching Module spread of disease

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Abstract

This simulation is meant to introduce the idea of a differential equation model and investigate the impact of heightened hygiene and decreased interactions on the spread of an infectious disease. The focus of this simulation is on the common cold.

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Harwood, R. C. (2023). 2020-TeachingModule-SpreadOfCommonColdSimulation. SIMIODE, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/W2Q8-W107
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Written assignment: Report

Vision and Change Core Competencies - Ability

Principles of How People Learn

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Description

The simulation begins with a certain number of residents on a floor of a residence hall who have the common cold (start with x₀=1 out of a total of N residents) and have left traces of the virus at various places in the residence hall. In this simulation, dots randomly placed onto a printed floor plan represent the virus spreading to rooms where residents may reside who are susceptible to the cold virus. Those that come in sufficient contact with the virus become infected and leave more traces of the virus to be spread throughout the dorm floor.