Assess ability to construct and apply deterministic SEIR models to real outbreak data: formulate model equations and R0, estimate key parameters (transmission β, incubation σ, recovery γ) from time series (cases, hospitalizations, seroprevalence) using methods such as least-squares, MLE, or Bayesian inference, perform sensitivity and uncertainty analyses, simulate and compare intervention scenarios (vaccination, distancing, quarantine), design/evaluate optimal control strategies to minimize infections and costs, and interpret model limitations and policy implications.