Course outline Code: PUB707 Title: Public Health Foundations Faculty of: Science, Health, Education and Engineering Teaching Session: Semester 2 Year: 2016 Course Coordinator: Ms Michelle Costello Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 7 5459 4656 Course Moderator: Ms Jane-Louise Lampard Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 7 5456 5712

1.

What is this course about?

1.1

Course description

The course examines the concept of public health and its historical development in Australia and internationally. You will explore patterns and trends of health in Australia, including inequities and inequalities affecting different groups within the population such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. You will use a holistic, ecological model of health to examine a range of influences on mental, physical, social and spiritual health and well-being, including social, cultural, economic, political, natural and built environments that can promote, protect or harm the health of communities.

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Course content

Health perspectives, discourses History of public health and the New Public Health Public health paradigms Health inequities and inequalities Health of Indigenous Australians Individual and environmental health determinants Exploration of public health issues using a holistic, ecological, salutogenic paradigm

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Unit value

12 units

Version Semester 2, 2016

Recfind File Number: F19977

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3.

How does this course contribute to my learning?

On successful completion of this course you should be able to

You will be assessed on the learning outcome in task/s:

Argue the multidisciplinary relevance of public health. Investigate a complex contemporary public health issue using a holistic, ecological and salutogenic model of health. Reflect on health inequalities and inequities in the Australian population. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the key concepts and development of public health. Argue the influence of the complexity of individual and environmental level determinants of health on the health and well-being of populations.

Task 1: Formative response Task 2: On-line response folio Task 3: Oral presentation

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Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming: Empowered. Empowered.

Task 4: Written report

Ethical.

Task 1: Formative response Task 2: On-line response folio

Knowledgeable.

Task 3: Oral presentation Task 4: Written report

Empowered.

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the Postgraduate Coursework Programs and Awards - Academic Policy for definitions of “prerequisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”

4.1

Enrolment restrictions

Students must be enrolled in SC511 or SC505 or SC740 or SC611 or SC711 or SC713

4.2

Pre-requisites

Nil

4.3

Co-requisites

Nil

4.4

Anti-requisites

SCI111 or CPH251 or PUB251 or PUB712 or PUB112

4.5

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (optional)

Nil

5.

How am I going to be assessed?

5.1

Grading scale

Standard – High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL)

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5.2

Assessment tasks

Task No.

Assessment Tasks PUB707

Individual or Group

Weighting %

What is the duration / length?

When should I submit?

Where should I submit it?

1

Formative response On-line response folio

Individual

Formative

Week 5

Individual

30%

Electronic submission via Blackboard Electronic submission via Blackboard

3

Presentation

Group

35%

600 words (+/10%) Each element has different requirements) 15 minutes

4

Written report

Individual

35%

2000 words (+/- 10%)

Week 12

2

Weeks 3 - 8

Week 10

Via Blackboard (on-line students) In tutorial (on-campus students) Electronic submission via Blackboard

Assessment Task 1: Formative response Goal:

Product: Format:

To demonstrate your advanced skills in communicating public health concepts. This will give you formative feedback on the quality of your written communication skills to prepare you for Task 2 – online response folio. Short answer responses  Complete the assignment questions via Black Board  Responses need to be in full sentences, clear, concise, and conform to accepted norms of grammar, punctuation, spelling and referencing (Vancouver referencing style)

Criteria

You will be assessed on the:  Relevance, quality and extent of research  Accuracy and clarity of exposition  Quality of technique, structure and syntax Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Communication Graduate Information literacy Graduate Assessment Task 2: On-line response portfolio Goal: Product: Format:

To engage in professional communication and structured scholarly discourse with your peers. Folio of best examples of three written reflections Submit your best written response of the two completed for the following: • One out of two 600 words reflections on theory • One out of two 600 words reflections on scholarly readings • One out of two 300 words response to an on-line reflection • More detail on Blackboard Criteria You will be assessed on the:  Relevance, quality and extent of research  Accuracy and clarity of exposition  Quality of technique, structure and syntax Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Communication Graduate Information Literacy Graduate

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To apply a holistic, ecological, salutogenic health paradigm to explore a complex contemporary public health issue for an inequity population. Product: Oral presentation Format:  15 minute oral presentation  Use PowerPoint or Prezi or other medium negotiated with the Course Coordinator  Structure: Introduction; Body; Conclusion; References (minimum of 10 references using Vancouver style referencing) Criteria You will be assessed on the:  Relevance, quality and extent of research  Accuracy and clarity of exposition  Quality of technique, structure and syntax  Effective use of technology. Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Communication Introductory Information literacy Graduate Applying technology Graduate Assessment Task 4: Written report Goal:

To demonstrate your understanding of the impact of globalisation on human health from a social justice perspective. Product: Written report Format: The written report will include the following sections: Cover page; Table of contents; Introduction; Body; Conclusion; References (minimum of 20 references using Vancouver style referencing). Criteria You will be assessed on the:  Relevance, quality and extent of research  Accuracy and clarity of exposition  Quality of technique, structure and syntax Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Communication Graduate Information literacy Graduate

5.3

Additional assessment requirements

Blackboard As a student enrolled in this course you will have access to course information on the Blackboard site. You are strongly recommended to log onto the course site on a regular basis. All course announcements, course changes, posting of course materials and grades (via My Interim Results) will be accessed through Blackboard. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate internet access (either off campus or oncampus) in order to access Blackboard regularly and to complete required assessment tasks. Referencing The Vancouver style referencing, a style used in health sciences, will be used for assignments. Please refer to the USC reference library guide for information on proper use. Safe Assign In order to minimise incidents of plagiarism and collusion, this course may require that some of its

Page 5 Course Outline: PUB707 Public Health Foundations assessment tasks are submitted electronically via Safe Assign. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work that Safe Assign has access to. If required, details of how to submit via Safe Assign will be provided on the Blackboard site of the course. Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment A student’s eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale c) The student has not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.

5.4

Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks will be penalised at the following maximum rate:  5% (of the assessment task’s identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task.  10% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the third day  20% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task.  A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

6. How is the course offered? 6.1

Directed study hours

On-campus mode: 13 x 2 hours lectures; 13 X 2 hours tutorials On-line mode: On-line activities and learning resources

6.2

Teaching semester/session(s) offered

Semester 2 each year

6.3

Course activities

Teaching Week / Module

1

2

3

What key concepts/content will I learn?

Different perspectives on health and wellbeing Defining and describing public health Historical evolution of public health

Public health paradigms: biomedical; behavioural; holistic, ecological, salutogenic

What activities will I engage in to learn the concepts/content? Directed Study Activities Independent Study Activities All students: Lecture, readings New Public Health: Chapter and on-line activities 1

All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities Workshop (on-campus students) All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities

New Public Health: Chapter 2&3

New Public Health: Chapter 18 & 19

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Health and well-being of people: Patterns of health, illness and death in Australia and in Indigenous communities Health and well-being of people: Health inequalities and inequities (including Indigenous health) Characteristics of people that contribute to health and wellbeing: Biological status, socioeconomic status, cognitive factors and behaviours Environmental conditions that contribute to health and wellbeing: social and cultural environments Environmental conditions that contribute to health and wellbeing: built and natural environments Environmental conditions that contribute to health and wellbeing: economic environments Environmental conditions that contribute to health and wellbeing: political (including legislative) environments Health of Indigenous Australians

All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities Workshop (on-campus students) All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities

New Public Health: Chapter 11

All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities Workshop (on-campus students)

Readings on Blackboard from Australia’s Health and Australia’s Welfare

All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities

New Public Health: Chapter 15

All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities Workshop (on-campus students) All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities

New Public Health: Chapter 14

All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities Workshop (on-campus students) 11 All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities 12 Global public health directions All students: Lecture, readings and on-line activities Workshop (on-campus students) 13 Sustainability for public health All students: Lecture, readings Course overview and on-line activities Please note that the course activities may be subject to variation.

New Public Health: Chapter 4 & 24

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New Public Health: Chapter 12 & 13

New Public Health: Chapter 16

Readings on Blackboard Readings on Blackboard

New Public Health: Chapter 17

7. What resources do I need to undertake this course? 7.1

Prescribed text(s)

Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below: Author Baum F.

7.2

Year 2015

Title The New Public Health (4th ed.)

Publisher Oxford University Press, South Melbourne

Required and recommended readings

Lists of required and recommended readings may be found for this course on its Blackboard site. These materials/readings will assist you in preparing for tutorials and assignments, and will provide further information regarding particular aspects of your course.

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7.3

Specific requirements

Students will be required to have a microphone headset for web conference assessment requirements

7.4

Risk management

There is minimal health and safety risk in this course. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the Health and Safety policies and procedures applicable within campus areas.

8.

How can I obtain help with my studies?

In the first instance you should contact your tutor, then the Course Coordinator. Additional assistance to all students through Peer Advisors and Academic Skills Advisors. You can drop in or book an appointment. To book: Tel: +61 7 5430 2890 or Email: student [email protected]

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Links to relevant University policies and procedures

For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:  Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs  Review of Assessment and Final Grades  Supplementary Assessment  Administration of Central Examinations  Deferred Examinations  Student Academic Misconduct  Students with a Disability http://www.usc.edu.au/university/governance-and-executive/policies-and-procedures#academic-learningand-teaching

10. Faculty specific information In person:  Sippy Downs - Student Central, Ground Floor, Building C  USC SouthBank - Student Central, Building B, Ground floor (level 1)  USC Gympie - Student Central, 71 Cartwright Road, Gympie  USC Fraser Coast - Student Central, Building A Tel: +61 7 5430 2890 Email: [email protected]