PUB HLTH 7092 - Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action
North Terrace Campus - Summer - 2018
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PUB HLTH 7092 Course Leadership and Advocacy for Public Health Action Coordinating Unit Public Health Term Summer Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge PUB HLTH 7075 Introduction to Epidemiology, PUB HLTH 7093 Promoting Health of Individuals and Populations, PUB HLTH 7091 Evaluating public health, PUB HLTH 7090 Global public health Assessment written reports, oral presentation, reflective journal Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Rebecca Tooher
Course Coordinator: Dr Rebecca Tooher
Phone: +61 8303 1316
Email: rebecca.tooher@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 9, AHMS
Student & Program Support Services Hub
Email: askhealthsc@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8313 0273Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Critically analyse policies and strategies associated with current public health issues
Identify policy options that should be targeted for advocacy efforts
Develop implementation plans for advocacy campaigns, including goals, strategies, key stakeholders and evaluation processes
Effectively present accurate demographic, statistical, programmatic, and scientific information for policy makers, lay audiences and the media
Demonstrate an understanding of different theories of leadership
Reflect on individual characteristics and style, and personal attitudes and beliefs, and consider how these impact on personal leadership capacity
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-6 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1-6 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
4 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
1-6 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
5, 6 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
There is no set textbook for this course. All resources, including links to journal articles and reading lists, will be disseminated via MyUni.
Recommended Resources
N/AOnline Learning
This course will be offered in blended mode. Online activities (e.g. discussion boards/wikis) and content (e.g. Articulate lectures linked to formative quizzes) will be offered in the weeks leading to the on campus intensive.
The primary means of communication outside of formal contact hours will be via MyUni. Announcements and discussion boards will be the main method of communicating with the student cohort. Course material will be supported by online resources via MyUni.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course will be offered in blended mode with a mix of online content and on campus classes offered in intensive mode over
three weeks in the Summer Semester. In the first week there will be 5 full day seminars, followed by two half day skills building workshops the following week (allowing time for preparation and integration of previous learning) and finally a single day workshop in the third week acting as a capstone experience for the whole course. Online activities before the intensive will allow students to
develop an understanding of core concepts prior to the on campus workshops. Group functions of Canvas will be used to facilitate the completion of the group project following the intensive.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
..Learning Activities Summary
Module 1: Critical policy analysis
Including -
· Public health frameworks for policy development and analysis
· Ethics of public health policy making
· Healthy public policies
· Policy and politics
· The policy cycle
· Health in All Policy approaches
· Legal and regulatory approaches as public health policy
· Policy and governance in Indigenous Health
Module 2: Principles and practice of public health advocacy
Including -
· Use of evidence in public health advocacy
· Role of public health advocacy in federal and state policy development and political debate
· Building coalitions to implement public health goals
· Role of non-government organisations in public health advocacy
· Working with communities to advocate for policy change
· Communicating with politicians, policy makers and the media
· Advocacy evaluation
Module 3: Fundamentals of leadership
Including -
· Leadership models and theories
· Leadership in public health research, practice and advocacy
· Working in teams and influencing others
· Interpersonal, social and ethical competence
· Decision-making and critical thinking
· Systems thinking
Specific Course Requirements
N/ASmall Group Discovery Experience
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
ASSESSMENT TASK
TASK TYPE
WEIGHTING
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
Reflective journal
Summative
20%
1,5,6
Policy brief
Summative
30%
1,2
Advocacy campaign plan
Summative
30%
2,3
Group project
Summative
20%
3,4
Assessment Related Requirements
N/AAssessment Detail
Reflective Journal (20%):
Articulated learning statements completed after each workshop to address content of each days learning (approximately 1500 words)
Policy brief (30%):
Students will prepare a policy brief of no more than three pages which describes a policy issue, examines alternative responses to
the issue and makes a policy recommendation.
Advocacy campaign plan: (30%)
Students will create an advocacy campaign plan which identifies a policy option suitable for advocacy and a rationale for the choice and specifies the goals, tactics and partners. Students must also explain how the campaign will be evaluated.
Mock senate hearing: (20%)
Students will work in teams to take part in a mock senate hearing into a public health issue.Submission
Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.
Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds. Supporting documentation must be provided at the time a student requests an extension. Without documentation, extensions will not be granted. Late requests for extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.
Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.
Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment
of compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify the student’s situation. The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact on the student. Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.
Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.
All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits. In the case of late assignments where no
extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted. If an assignment that
is 2 days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%. If that same assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.
The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.
Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.
Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.
Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process </student/grievance/process/>. Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance. This must be done within 10 business days of the date of notification of the result. Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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