Current and Upcoming Resources - July 2025 Iteration

Introduction

This post summarises the resources that have been and will be created from the July 2025 iteration of the Introduction to Biosecurity Course.

It also acts as an index of what resources are available.

Once resources have been posted, they will be linked below. To be notified when resources are posted, subscribe here.

If you would find a resource that has not been posted valuable, please reach out to info@biosecuritycourse.com, as we may be able to share a draft or less polished form.

How to Use This Index

While this course focuses on biosecurity, we expect many resources will also be valuable for people creating or running courses and programs in other high impact areas.

Resources have been grouped into the following categories:

• Resources for People Creating Courses and Programs

• Resources for People Running Courses and Programs

• Specific Resources for People Interested in Running this Course

• Resources for People Interested in Biosecurity

We recommend reviewing the available resources, and once they have been posted, focussing on resources in the section(s) relevant to you.

Note that the above list is subject to change, and resources may be split slightly differently in their final versions. This post will then be updated accordingly.

Resources for People Creating Courses and Programs

Scope

• Determining and iterating scope of course

• Planning key takeaways and overall course structure

• Process for selecting specific readings/materials

Feedback

• User testing of syllabus and iteration

• Obtaining expert feedback and iteration

Session Activities

• Prioritising session activities

• Creating/structuring session activities

• Testing session activities

Resources for People Running Courses and Programs

Running Courses/Programs

Application Process

• Overall application process approach and rationale

• Guidance for (anonymous) application reviewers

Operations

• Tasks list

• Operations considerations and prioritisation

• Operations implementation

• Scheduling

Facilitating Sessions

• General facilitator guidance

  • Note: in ‘general’ section as people creating other facilitated courses might find this useful.

• Facilitator training session contents and rationale

Running Biosecurity-Specific Courses/Programs

• Information hazard guidance for facilitators, including what may be most likely to come up in discussion sessions

Facilitating Networking

• Course networking spreadsheet creation and field selection

Specific Resources for People Interested in Running this Course

All the resources in the ‘Resources for People Running Courses and Programs’ section as well as:

• Course syllabus (note: on course website)

• Course session plans

• Week-by-week course specific facilitator guidance

• Learning objectives of course

• Participant notes and takeaways document to copy

Resources for People Interested In Biosecurity

Learning About Biosecurity

• Course syllabus (note: on course website)

• Course session plans

  • Note: Likely less useful to go through these without other people, however you may find parts such as the discussion and reflection prompts useful as an extension

• Learning objectives of course

• Participant notes and takeaways document to copy

Application Process

• Common reasons for rejection (July 2025 iteration)

• Guidance for (anonymous) application reviewers

  • Note: rubric and application questions may differ in different course iterations

Conclusion

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Thank you again to everyone who made this version of the course happen. For the full list of acknowledgements for this course iteration see here.