Postgraduate Course: Developing and Evaluating Complex Public Health Interventions (PUHR11057)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Public Health Research |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.cphs.mvm.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Public health interventions require robust and relevant development and evaluation methods. This module will be relevant to Master students who are involved in, or who would like to learn about the development or evaluation of public health interventions, and a range of methods for evaluating these, both experimental and non-experimental. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The main learning objectives of this course will be to understand and demonstrate:
1) The differences between simple, complex and complicated public health interventions and the importance of causality
2) The main phases in intervention development
3) The relationship between development and evaluation of interventions
4) Different approaches to evaluation including novel approaches such as realist evaluation and natural experiments
5) When to use the different evaluation approaches
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Assessment Information
70% project plan (1500 words), based on group project
30% group presentation
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
10 x 2 hour lectures/ practicals plus use of some on-line learning material. |
| Keywords | Public health, complex intervention, evaluation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ruth Jepson
Tel:
Email: Ruth.Jepson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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