Practice and product
Boris D. Rausch
Boris D. Rausch brings together product thinking, didactic translation, and accessible implementation. That turns a specialist topic into an interface that remains usable without prior expertise.
Behind the project
Two perspectives, one project
The project brings together two perspectives: public health and product work.
Science and public health
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz
Andreas Heinz contributes the public-health perspective. That keeps the models, terms, and interpretations scientifically grounded.
Why this project exists
Models should be easy to read.
Understanding Infection Dynamics makes epidemiological models easier to follow without specialist software. The platform shows how thresholds, parameters, and interventions change the course of a wave.
Learners should be able to see how a model works, which assumptions it relies on, and where simple pictures stop helping.
How the system is structured
One interface, several layers of learning
The platform introduces the topic first and then opens space for exploration. The scientific framing stays visible throughout.
Learning journey
The learning journey shows all six models at a glance and helps learners choose a sensible starting point.
MiniLabs
Each MiniLab focuses on one model and one guiding question. That keeps differences concrete and easy to compare.
Four modes
Intro gives orientation, Explore opens the model, Challenge pushes further, and Library gathers terms, assumptions, and limits.
Didactic principles
Fewer barriers, more visibility
Guided, then independent
The page gives orientation first. After that, learners can explore on their own.
Visual first
Curves, states, and feedback do the first part of the explaining. Technical terms come in when they genuinely help.
Transparent models
Models stay explainable. Assumptions, simplifications, and limits are stated openly.
Low barrier to entry
The first step stays open: no sign-in and no unnecessary friction.
Research and openness
Open by design and clear in substance
Open Educational Resources
The platform is built as an open educational resource. Content should stay traceable, reusable, and freely accessible.
- CC BY 4.0 as the licensing baseline
- no forced registration at the first step
- clear orientation without platform friction
Model transparency
Assumptions, model limits, and simplifications belong on the page. Without them, a curve cannot really be interpreted.
Next step
If you want to keep reading, go back to the home page from here.
That is where the clearest entry into the project begins.