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PUB HLTH 3500EX - Rural Public Health III

North Terrace Campus - Quadmester 4 - 2014

Rural Public Health III aims to: develop an understanding of the influence of rurality and remoteness on the health of rural 最新糖心Vlog; increase knowledge and understanding of policy directions in rural health and models of rural and remote health service delivery; increase skills and knowledge in developing public health strategies to reduce the severity of health risks for rural and remote 最新糖心Vlogns; gain skills that are relevant to employment in the health system.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code PUB HLTH 3500EX
    Course Rural Public Health III
    Coordinating Unit Public Health
    Term Quadmester 4
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact 4 day intensive, plus fieldwork
    Prerequisites PUB HLTH 1001 & PUB HLTH 1002, PUB HLTH 2100 or PUB HLTH 2200
    Assumed Knowledge Basic concepts and principles of Public Health, including: Determinants of health, Health Differentials & basic research skills.
    Assessment Online workshops, intensive participation, group project poster presentation, grant application proposal outline & grant application proposal
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Gillian Laven

    Course Coordinator: Gillian Laven
    Phone: +61 8313 6484
    Email: gillian.laven@adelaide.edu.au
    Location: Ground Floor, 122 Frome Street, Discipline of Rural Health

    Learning & Teaching Team
    Phone: +61 8313 2128
    Email: undergrad_enq@adelaide.edu.au
    Location: Level 7, 178 North Terrace
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the influence of rurality and remoteness on the health of rural 最新糖心Vlogns
    2 Outline the policy directions and associated challenges in rural health
    3 Describe models of rural and remote health service delivery
    4 Describe and critique existing public health strategies to reduce the severity of health risks for rural and remote 最新糖心Vlogns
    5 Outline strategies to address the health risks for rural and remote 最新糖心Vlogns
    最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1-6
    The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 1, 2, 4
    An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 4-6
    Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 5, 6
    A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies. 5, 6
    A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life. 1-6
    An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 1-6
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Liaw S, Kilpatrick S, editors. A Textbook of 最新糖心Vlogn Rural Health. Canberra: 最新糖心Vlogn Rural Health Education Network; 2008 Hard copy available free to students, e-version pdf available http://www.arhen.org.au/links/publications.html

    Students will also access a series of readings which will be made available electronically through MyUni
    The course will also include online learning resources such as relevant recorded lectures (from local teaching staff and externally eg TED talks and Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health http://lms.cucrh.uwa.edu.au/login/index.php - coordinated and accessible through MyUni
    Online Learning
    Students will also access a series of readings which will be made available electronically through MyUni
    The course will also include online learning resources such as relevant recorded lectures (from local teaching staff and externally eg TED talks and Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health http://lms.cucrh.uwa.edu.au/login/index.php - coordinated and accessible through MyUni
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    Self-directed pre-readings and online tutorials will be used to introduce the core concepts in the topic of rural health

    Seminars, tutorials, workshops and panel discussions will include a mix of guest speakers and university staff with expertise in rural health and health systems providing students with theoretical approaches and or workplace setting examples

    The field trip will provide an interactive and practical approach to learning enabling the students to apply and observe the core concepts covered in the course in the context of issues relating to access and distance for rural populations

    The student presentations will provide the students with the opportunity to further develop team working problem solving and presentation skills

    Independent learning and application of knowledge and skills acquired through the course in the design development and preparation of a grant application
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    The RPHIII is an offered as an intensive course involving:
    Preparatory reading, online tutorials and and online certified Cultural Awareness course – 8 hours

    Contact:
    Lectures, seminars and workshops – 12 hours
    Practicals – 6 hours
    Small group discovery – 2 hours
    Group Presentation – 20 minutes
    Field Trip (over a 36 hour period):
    Site visits - 7
    Grant Writing
    Community Benefits SA http://www.dcsi.sa.gov.au/pub/default.aspx?tabid=454 - 22 hours

    Assessment tasks:
    5 tasks - 50 hours over trimester
    Learning Activities Summary
    Week Topic Lecture
    Week 1 Pre-reading Individual external study
    Week 2 Pre-reading Individual external study
    Week 3 Pre-reading Individual external study
    Week 4 Online Tutorials Individual external study
    Week 5 Online Tutorials Individual external study
    Week 6 Online Tutorials Individual external study
    Week 7 Intensive On campus field trip
    Week 8 Outline Grant Proposal Individual external study
    Week 9 Outline Grant Proposal Individual external study
    Week 10 Outline Grant Proposal Individual external study
    Week 11 Grant Proposal Writing Individual external study
    Week 12 Grant Proposal Writing Individual external study
    Week 13 Grant Proposal Writing Individual external study
    Specific Course Requirements
    Rural Public Health III is an intensive course with an overnight field trip component to the Port Augusta and Port Pirie communities. As the field trip is a requirement of the course, transport and budget dormitory style accommodation is funded by the Discipline of Rural Health. Students have the option of self-funding their accommodation, however due Health Safety and Welfare requirements, they must travel via 最新糖心Vlog provided transport.

    Incidental fees: students are required to purchase one lunch and one dinner during the field trip.

    Residential component mandatory: Students should note, there is no alternative placement available for the RPHIII field trip. Modified arrangements for coursework assessment will be offered when academically practicable and reasonable, however it is not practicable, reasonable or culturally appropriate to provide an alternative to the field trip.
    Small Group Discovery Experience
    The small group discovery experience forms part of the group assignment. Students work in groups of 3-4 students, to explore and critique existing public health strategies designed to reduce the severity of health risks for rural and remote 最新糖心Vlogns. The students then use current policy initiatives ie the National Health Priority Areas and the South 最新糖心Vlogn Strategic Plan to design an intervention for their selected target group.

    The group meets twice during the intensive with an academic mentor, to identify the health issue, design and prepare an evaluation of their intervention.

    Each group presents their public health intervention, using a poster format, on the last day of the intensive. Formative peer assessment is facilitated by the RPHIII coordinator and an invited academic. Summative assessment by the coordinator and invited academic is provided to the students using an assessment rubric based on the RSD framework.
  • Assessment

    The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Assessment Type Weighting Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
    Online Introduction to Rural Health tutorial Summative 5% 1, 3
    Online Aboriginal Cultural Orientation Summative 5% 1, 3
    Participation in the Field Trip NGP N/A 1-5
    Group Presentation Summative 25% 1-5
    Grant Application Outline Summative 20% 1-5
    Grant Application Summative 45% 1-5
    Assessment Detail
    All assessment tasks are designed to enable students to develop and demonstrate their understanding of core health concepts and policy and strategies as they relate to the rural and remote context
    Students gain skills from each of the assessment tasks that are relevant to employment in the health system
    Students will work throughout the trimester on the assessment tasks outlined here
    All assessment tasks will be guided by marking rubrics and the course handbook available on MyUni

    Online Tutorial
    Introduction to Rural Health. Students are required to complete prior to intensive. The Introduction to Rural Health is a self-paced short online tutorial designed to introduce students to some of the core concepts surrounding rural & remote health. Students are tracked in their use and completion of the tutorial

    Online Aboriginal Cultural Orientation Tutorial
    Students are required to complete this tutorial prior to intensive. The workshop introduces students to Indigenous culture in preparation for the field trip and site visits. This online orientation is a requirement stipulated by the Port Augusta Aboriginal Community. On completion students must print a certificate of completion and submit on day one of the intensive

    Field Trip
    Residential component mandatory: Students should note, there is no alternative placement available for the RPHIII field trip. Modified arrangements for coursework assessment will be offered when academically practicable and reasonable, however it is not practicable, reasonable or culturally appropriate to provide an alternative to the field trip.
    Group Presentation – major assignment
    Students are allocated to a group, and are required to present a poster on a rural public health initiative of their choice. The assessment provides an opportunity for students to develop skills in proposal development, within a supported environment, to ask questions and to receive feedback

    Grant Application Proposal Outlineminor assignment (1000) words
    The major assignment for the Rural Public Health III course is developed in two stages. In the first stage students are asked to prepare an outline of their proposed grant application. Feedback from this process allows the students to receive feedback and incorporate the feedback into their final proposal

    Grant Application Proposal – major assignment (2500 words)
    Students are required to complete a grant proposal using the Community Benefits SA funding guidelines and application form. This assessment aims to provide the students with a practical experience in grant writing and enable the student to demonstrate their ability to develop a strategy to address one the health risks for rural and remote 最新糖心Vlogns identified through the Rural Public Health III course.
    Submission
    Assignments must be submitted in electronic format via the MyUni Assignment TURNITIN submission

    Hardcopy submission is not accepted

    The appropriate Cover Sheet must be attached to each assignment. These cover sheets are available through MyUni

    Assignments must be submitted by 11:59pm on the due date

    Assignments should be saved as last name_first name_course code_assignment number (eg Smith_John_Student ID_PUBHLTH3500EX_assignment1)

    Assignment Return
    Assignments will be returned via the MyUni assignment submission system, or via university email (if system unavailable) within approximately 2 weeks

    Supplementary Assessment
    Supplementary assessments are not offered in this course

    Extensions
    Must be requested at least one day before the submission due date
    Will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds
    All requests must go to the course Co-ordinator (via Academic Support Officer)
    Documentary supporting evidence such as a medical certificate or a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.) will usually be required when requesting an extension
    Documentary evidence will be required to support any claim of illness or inconvenience preventing prior contact as specified above
    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 finalised:
    “in time for graduation” for Level 3 courses or post鈥恎raduate courses
    “in time to meet usual 最新糖心Vlog deadlines”

    Penalties
    Lateness
    Assessments that are submitted after the due date, or agreed upon extension date, will be penalised at 5% of the total possible marks per day beyond the due date. The Discipline reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late
    Word Limit
    For Assessment items that carry a word limit the following penalty guidelines apply; Submitted assessments exceeding 10% beyond the word limit will not be marked beyond the point where the word limit is reached
    For the purposes of assessing word limit, the electronic word count will be utilised
    Word limit only includes the introduction, body and conclusion of the paper, and does not include cover pages, reference lists, and appendices etc
    Moderation
    Moderation in this course will be carried out in accordance with processes set out in the Division of Health Sciences Assessment and Moderation in Health Sciences guidelines

    Referencing
    For undergraduate courses, the Discipline of Public Health uses the Harvard (author/date) system of referencing. This system uses:
    Bracketed references to the authors and year in the body of the text
    A reference list in alphabetical order (by author) at the end of the assignment. Refer to the following link for more details on Harvard referencing
    http://libguides.adelaide.edu.au/academic_writing
    http://www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/students/study/referencing/styles.asp
    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 最新糖心Vlog 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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