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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Public Health Research

Postgraduate Course: Integrating public health practice (PUHR11074)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 20 credit course will provide students with an opportunity to integrate the learning gained in the Masters in Public Health courses, and apply it to address problems and challenges in the real world. Students will create their own learning using the Student-Led Individually Created Course (SLICC) approach. They will plan, propose, carry out, reflect on and evaluate a piece of work from their own contexts, encompassing the cross-disciplinary nature of public health. The SLICC framework requires that students use the generic learning outcomes to articulate their learning in their own defined project, reflect frequently using a blog, and collect and curate evidence of their learning in an e-portfolio. They receive relevant formative feedback on a Midway Reflective Report, which is the same format as the Final Reflective Report, which forms the summative assessment. All this is with the guidance of an academic tutor.
The course will encourage critical appraisal of students' own practical experiences, and allow them to reflect on their learning in the context of the cross-disciplinary nature of public health.
Course description This is a distance learning course worth 20 credits. Students are expected to spend 140-200 hours in total on this course. Students who opt not to do a dissertation will take a SLICC. Planning the SLICC should commence once students have completed their core MPH courses but the course runs in the 3rd Year. Ideally the chosen piece of work should link to their own contexts and/or employment. Students will be given an overview of what is expected well in advance. They will be provided with relevant support, materials and resources. Students define their own learning outcomes as a 'Proposal' and by looking forward into their future professional/personal aims and career aspirations will examine the development of their attributes. Students will receive formative feedback on their 'Project Proposal' by the start of Year 3. The SLICC framework requires that students reflect frequently using a blog, and collect and curate evidence of their learning in an e-portfolio. They will submit and receive formative feedback on a midway report. Their work is then incorporated into a final written self-reflective report which forms the summative assessment.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 03/08/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Online Activities 70, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 92 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written exam 0%, Practical exam 0%, Coursework 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS2) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 03/08/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written exam 0%, Practical exam 0%, Coursework 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a deeper critical understanding of the cross-disciplinary nature of public health, drawing out the complexities, challenges and wider implications
  2. Apply relevant public health skills and approaches gained during the MPH teaching to effectively and critically explore their chosen public health issues
  3. Demonstrate how they have used their experiences to critically develop the graduate attribute* of 'personal and intellectual autonomy' [Look at the Graduate Attributes Framework website www.ed.ac.uk/employability/graduate-attributes/framework/personal-intellectual-autonomy]
  4. Demonstrate how they have used their experiences to develop their mindsets, specifically in the graduate attribute* of 'outlook and engagement' [Look at the Graduate Attributes Framework website www.ed.ac.uk/employability/graduate-attributes/framework/outlook-and-engagement]
  5. In their self-assessment, critically review, evaluate and reflect upon their knowledge, skills and practices in public health
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills During the course students will have to demonstrate the ability to work independently and integrate information gained in the Masters in Public Health courses. Their knowledge and understanding of public health will continue to develop. They will also learn generic approaches/skills such as planning, time-keeping, critically analysing activities and evaluation skills. Since the course is distance learning, it will contribute to their IT, writing and communication skills. The pedagogy approach will develop their capacity to reflect effectively and critically, and to articulate their learning.
Special Arrangements Delivered via online distance learning
KeywordsIntegration of knowledge,cross-disciplinary,public health practice
Contacts
Course organiserMr Sharon Levy
Tel: (0131 6)50 9236
Email: Sharon.Levy@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Rosemary Porteous
Tel: (0131 6)50 9835
Email: Rosemary.Porteous@ed.ac.uk
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