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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Health in Social Science : Interdisciplinary Social Sciences in Health

Postgraduate Course: Personalisation and Outcomes: theoretical perspectives and practical approaches (ISSH11022)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course supports senior health and social care professionals involved in the implementation and development of outcomes focussed and personalised approaches. The course provides an opportunity for students to critically engage with the theoretical underpinnings of personalisation and outcomes as well as empirical and practice evidence. This course will be targeted at existing students in MSc Integrated Service Improvement and other programmes within the school. As a CPD opportunity it will be marketed across health, social care, housing, public, private and voluntary sectors where staff and managers are increasingly seeking to personalise services and supports. This is an option course for the MSc in Integrated Service Improvement. It is also available as a standalone CPD credit and non credit course.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 18/09/2014
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 21, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 175 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) This course is assessed by an essay (4,000 to 5,000 words). In the essay students will be required to examine the implications of taking an outcomes focussed, personalised approach to services for service users and carers, staff and whole organisations.

Assessments will be marked according to School/College policy and made available for moderation by the External Examiner.

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Learning Outcomes
A critical understanding of the different theoretical, political and policy drivers towards personalisation and outcomes focussed practice.
To demonstrate an understanding of outcomes from the perspectives of various interest groups in health and social care.
Appreciation of the different ways in which personalisation has been implemented in practice with different client groups, including people with communication difficulties and limited capacity
Understanding of the challenges and supports to the implementation of personalisation and outcomes focussed approaches in practice.
An appreciation of the research and practice evidence as to the impact of a move towards personalisation and outcomes focussed approaches on individual service users and carers, staff and whole systems.
A critical understanding of the role that personalisation and a focus on outcomes can play in supporting improvement and integration within health and social care.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ailsa Cook
Tel: (0131 6)50 3881
Email: Ailsa.Cook@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk
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