Course Title: Plan a population health project

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Course Title: Plan a population health project

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM7827C	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face	Term1 2014
BUSM7827C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face	Term1 2017

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit is concerned with planning the specifics of a population health project. It covers the process of selecting an appropriate health issue, selecting specific intervention strategies, tailoring strategies to appropriate groups, developing goals(s) and objectives, defining ways of measuring these, identifying required and available resources, identifying appropriate stake holders, communicating with them and managing the project.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no Pre-requisites for this unit

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTPOP503C Plan a population health project
Elements:	1. Develop a process for overseeing plan development 2. Confirm appropriateness of health issue that is being planned for 3. Select appropriate strategies to achieve goal(s)/objectives 4. Plan evaluation 5. Plan project budget 6. Ensure resources required are prepared/ready for use 7. Develop a dissemination plan

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you will have developed the skills required  with planning the specifics of a population health project.
It covers the process of selecting an appropriate health issue, selecting specific intervention strategies, tailoring strategies to appropriate groups, developing goals(s) and objectives, defining ways of measuring these, identifying required and available resources, identifying appropriate stake holders, communicating with them and managing the project.
 

Overview of Assessment

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

• selecting an appropriate health issue
• selecting specific intervention strategies, and tailoring strategies to appropriate groups,
• developing goals and objectives, and defining ways of measuring these
• identifying required and available resources
• identifying appropriate stake holders, communicating with them and managing the project.

Assessment

Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1:	(project) Written report for planning health promotion activities.
Assessment 2:	Oral presentation

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/Performance Criteria Covered	Ass 1	Ass 2
1.1	X	X
1.2	X	X
1.3	X	X
2.1	X	X
2.2	X	X
2.3	X	X
3.1	X	X
3.2	X	X
3.3	X	X
4.1	X	X
4.2	X	X
4.3	X	X
4.4	X	X
5.1	X	X
5.2	X	X
5.3	X	X
5.4	X	X
6.1	X	X
6.2	X	X
7.1	X	X

 To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.