PUB HLTH 7091 - Knowing What Works - Evaluation for Public Health

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2022

In the era of evidence-based practice and policy in healthcare, everyone needs evidence on how well an intervention works and whether it provides value for money to inform funding decisions. Evaluation is a tool to provide such information: measuring the success of the intervention in achieving its intended outcomes, determining its value, and providing information on how to improve the intervention to attain even greater success. This course is designed to help students to answer questions such as "Should a new vaccine to protect against invasive meningococcal disease be recommended in publicly funded immunization programs? Did the new parent education program actually result in more children being vaccinated? If not, how can we improve the program?" The course aims to extend students understanding of the evaluation process and the quantitative, qualitative and economic evaluation approaches which are used to evaluate a wide range of public health interventions. Using real world examples, emphasis is placed on the value of integrated/mixed evaluation approaches. The course equips students with the practical knowledge and skills to design and apply an integrated framework to evaluate a public health intervention.

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Course Details

Course Code	PUB HLTH 7091
Course	Knowing What Works - Evaluation for Public Health
Coordinating Unit	Public Health
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Incompatible	PUB HLTH 3123, PUB HLTH 7091OL and PUB HLTH 7091UAC
Assessment	Online quizzes 20%, Discussion Paper 25%, Integrated Evaluation Project 45%, Group Participation 10%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Shona Crabb

Course Coordinator: Dr Shona Crabb
Phone: +61 8313 1686
Email: shona.crabb@adelaide.edu.au (email preferred)

Student & Program Support Services Hub
Email: askhealthsc@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8313 0273

Course Timetable

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

Timetable details are located on MyUni.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

	Explain major evaluation approaches and their limitations for a range of public health interventions
	Demonstrate an understanding of conceptual and practical issues involved in designing and conducting surveys
	Demonstrate an understanding of conceptual and practical dimensions of qualitative research, including data collection, analysing and reporting on qualitative data
	Identify, value and analyse health care resources and health outcomes to include in economic evaluation
	Demonstrate an understanding of the role of economic evaluations in the decision-making process
	Design a project evaluation using mixed methods
	Demonstrate an ability to work in teams and communicate effectively with others regarding the evaluation process and findings

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Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.	1-6
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.	1-7
Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.	6-7
Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	1-7
Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.	1-7
Attribute 6: 最新糖心Vlogn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, 最新糖心Vlogn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.	N/A
Attribute 7: Digital capabilities Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.	N/A
Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.	1-7

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course is presented in DUAL mode - i.e. it is available as both a face-to-face or online course and students enrol in one or the other.

Note that face to face sessions will only be available if they are within COVID safe guidelines at the time.

Lectures for both modes are online.

Practical workshop sessions will provide an opportunity to explore issues raised during seminars in greater depth, and for students to learn from each other. These are available face-to-face over 2 hours/weeks on a specific day; or, for online students, they will be available online via MyUni and will consist of worksheets to be uploaded via MyUni, Discussion Board activities, quizzes and regular Zoom sessions.

The course will also include a number of expert evaluation guest speakers who will discuss public health evaluation in practice. Students are asked to submit questions beforehand and the guest speakers will answer them.

The session with experts will be face-to-face and recorded so it will be available to all students.

Workload

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

For face to face students, the course involves 2 hours of contact time each week during semester, plus additional work outside of class time for reading, class preparation, and assessment tasks.

For online students, the same amount of time is expected to be allocated towards completing coursework although this may be be spread over a longer period than 3 hours.

However, online students are expected to complete all the work allocated each week, before the next week's work is available

Learning Activities Summary

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Principles of evaluation (definition, value, key approaches, outcome vs process, vs. impact measures)

Survey design

Qualitative methods

Economic evaluation

Integration and presentation of findings

Specific Course Requirements

N/A

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

Assessment Summary

ASSESSMENT TASK	TASK TYPE	WEIGHTING	COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
Online quizzes	Summative	20%	1-2
Discussion paper	Summative	25%	1-3
Participation	Summative	10%	1-7
Integrated evaluation project	Summative	45%	1-7

Assessment Related Requirements

N/A

Assessment Detail

The course assessments are structured so that students can review their learnings throughout the course and then apply these learnings to final assessment which aims to enable them to integrate all the different aspects of the course.

Quizzes (20%)
Two quizzes using short answer or multiple choice will assess student understanding of course content from seminars, workshops and readings.

Discussion paper (1000 words) (25%)
Students will be provided with a publication and asked to critique the evaluation described, including methodology, design and outcomes.

Participation (10%)
Each student will receive a mark for their participation and engagement in classes throughout the semester. A key component of this grade will involve working in small groups to prepare and ask a question of the guest expert panel discussion.

Integrated evaluation plan (2000 words) (45%)
Each student will develop and report a detailed evaluation plan for a public health intervention, the scenario for which will be provided. The evaluation plan should use an integrated approach, drawing on mixed methods, and must include economic evaluation.

Submission

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.
Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds. Supporting documentation must be provided at the time a student requests an extension. Without documentation, extensions will not be granted. Late requests for extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.

Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment of compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify the student’s situation. The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact on the student. Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits. In the case of late assignments where no
extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted. If an assignment that
is 2 days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%. If that same assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.

The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

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Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process /student/grievance/process. Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance. This must be done within 10 business days of the date of notification of the result. Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.

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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The 最新糖心Vlog places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

The School of Public Health greatly values the feedback we receive from our students as it helps us to continuously improve our courses so we encourage all of our students to complete SELTs regulary for every course.
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