Unit rationale, description and aim
Professionals in health promotion practice require a practical understanding and appropriate skills for the design, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programs. Commencing with the identification of issues through a needs assessment, students will gain an understanding of the frameworks used to design programs to improve health at the population, rather than the individual level. Drawing on research as well as practical case studies, this unit aims to develop in students the ability to distinguish and apply a range of approaches necessary for successful programs in varied settings including sporting clubs, schools, community groups, and local government.
Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Define the key stages of a needs assessment in syn...
Learning Outcome 01
Understand the importance of health issue analysis...
Learning Outcome 02
Demonstrate a conceptual and practical understandi...
Learning Outcome 03
Apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skil...
Learning Outcome 04
Content
Topics of the unit include:
- Needs Assessment
- Program Planning
- Data Collection
- Program Evaluation – process, impact, and outcome evaluation
- Ethics
- Health Promotion Interventions
- Partnerships
- Community Development
- Media and Social Marketing
- Advocacy and Policy
- Capacity Building
- Funding
- Project Management
Assessment strategy and rationale
In order to best enable students to achieve unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes, standards-based assessment is utilised, consistent with University assessment requirements. A range of assessment strategies are used including: A range of assessment procedures will be used to meet the unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes consistent with University assessment requirements. In order to successfully complete this unit, students need to obtain an aggregate mark of 50% or greater.
Assessment in this unit will comprise two assessment tasks and an end of semester written examination. The assessment strategy allows students to progressively develop their knowledge and skills to the level of sophistication where they can apply key health promotion theory and principles to the critical analysis and development of health promotion strategies. The assessment strategy commences with a task that requires students to undertake a needs assessment of chosen demographic and/or geographical region. They will extend and synthesise their critical understanding through development of an evidence-based health promotion project. Assessment for this unit will conclude with an end of semester written examination that will assess understanding and application of knowledge gained in this unit
Overview of assessments
Assessment Task 1: Enables students to demonstrat...
Assessment Task 1:
Enables students to demonstrate critical understanding of the key stages of a needs assessment in synthesising material from a range of sources and formats.
30%
Assessment Task 2: Enables students to apply hea...
Assessment Task 2:
Enables students to apply health promotion theory and practices when developing a health promotion project.
30%
Assessment Task 3: Written Examination: Enables ...
Assessment Task 3: Written Examination:
Enables students to demonstrate their comprehension of the unit’s delivered material.
40%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Learning and teaching strategies include active learning, case-based learning, individual and group activities, cooperative learning, web-based learning, and reflective/critical thinking activities, delivered over 12 weeks. This range of strategies will provide students with appropriate access to required knowledge and understanding of unit content, and opportunities for development of skills relevant to health promotion program evaluation. These strategies will allow students to meet the aim, learning outcomes and graduate attributes of the unit. Learning and teaching strategies will reflect respect for the individual as an independent learner. Students will be expected to take responsibility for their learning and to participate actively within group activities.