Course Title: Plan a population health project

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2014

Course Code: BUSM7827C

Course Title: Plan a population health project

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

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

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Paulette Smith - 93411419

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no Pre-requisites for this unit

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.
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTPOP503C Plan a population health project

Element:

1. Develop a process for overseeing plan development

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Establish an advisory group representing stakeholders
1.2 Timetable advisory group feedback on each stage of the planning process
1.3 Incorporate feedback where appropriate
 

Element:

2. Confirm appropriateness of health issue that is being planned for

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify burden of illness related to the health issue
2.2 Determine appropriateness of health issues being planned for on the basis of the way it fits with relevant policies and guidelines
2.3 Identify current related activities in relation to the issue
 

Element:

3. Select appropriate strategies to achieve goal(s)/objectives

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Clearly identify program goal(s) and objectives
3.2 Identify strategies most likely to fulfil project goal(s) and objectives on the basis of available literature and suitability, effectiveness, reach and acceptability to stakeholders and target group
3.3 Ensure strategy activities are logically sequenced and are consistent with time frame and resources available
 

Element:

4. Plan evaluation

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Select an evaluation design that is appropriate to the goal and objectives and resources available
4.2 Identify measures of project goal and objectives and develop protocols for their collection
4.3 Identify methods of monitoring and recording aspects of strategy implementation such as reach/exposure, acceptability/satisfaction and quality of materials
4.4 Outline proposed evaluation report purpose, format and content on the basis of consultation with stakeholders
 

Element:

5. Plan project budget

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Identify costs of implementing strategy and evaluation and monitoring
5.2 Investigate and assess sources of project funding
5.3 Identify sources of personnel to meet the human resource requirements, taking into consideration their skills and knowledge base
5.4 Identify sources of non-human resources such as meeting rooms, information resources and training materials
 

Element:

6. Ensure resources required are prepared/ready for use

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Develop or source resources for strategy implementation (e.g. protocols, training packages, written materials) and test to ensure acceptability and suitability to the needs of the target group
6.2 Brief staff or individuals involved in the project on the programme rationale, procedures and the role they will play and ensuring they develop the skills required for the fulfilment of that role
 

Element:

7. Develop a dissemination plan

Performance Criteria:

7.1 Develop a plan for documenting and disseminating results to relevant stakeholders

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.
 


Details of Learning Activities

Includes a combination of some or all of the following, Class attendance and participation, individual or group project work, e-learning, self-directed learning, Blackboard collaborate.


Teaching Schedule

Timetable to be issued in February


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

• Literature from population health and related disciplines such as published book, peer-reviewed papers (especially systematic reviews) and reports
• Literature outlining marketing and behaviour change strategies specific to the target population
• Demographic data and information
• Socio-economic data and information
• Data and information from health research and health studies
• Expert informants
• Key representatives of the target population
• National, State and local health policy documents and implementation guidelines
 


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.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment for this course forms part of the Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental hygiene)
Refer to the Australian Dental Council June 2011 document “Professional attributes and competencies of the newly qualified dental hygienist for additional information”
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic.
Assessment is typically based around written and/or online tests, assignments, reflective journals, evidence portfolio’s, logbooks and/or practical demonstrations.
Competency based training requires the student to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
Assessment is undertaken through successful completion of all assessment activities and classroom, project & industry participation.
Assessments are spaced across the duration of the course, in order for your teacher to provide you with progressive feedback.
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An RMIT assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf ) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
 


Assessment Matrix

30% Class work, may include any or all of the following:

  •  Observation of performance
  • • Written tasks
  • • Interviewing and questioning
  • • Formal appraisal systems
  • • Staff client feedback
  • • Portfolio/CV
  • • Supporting statement of supervisors
  • • Evidence of relevant work experience/formal or informal learning
  • • Case studies and scenarios as a basis for the discussion of issues in population health project planning

70% Project

  • • Project, exercise or investigation with relaxed time restraints requiring a significant part of the work to be carried out without close supervision and requiring the completion of a project report
     

Other Information

This unit should be undertaken and assessed in conjunction with the following units:
• HLTPOP502C Work with the community to identify health needs
• HLTPOP504C Evaluate a population health project
It is recommended that this unit is undertaken in conjunction with the following unit to obtain a more holistic view of program planning, management and evaluation processes:
• PSPPM402B Manage simple projects
 

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