HSH318 - Implementation and Evaluation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Kehla Lippi |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | HSH323 |
| Incompatible with: | HSH307, HSH218 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Online and on-campus independent and collaborative learning activities including; 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar held weekly for 11 weeks. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including; 1 x 2 hour online seminar held weekly for 11 weeks. (All online seminars are recorded). |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit expands on knowledge and content specifically related to implementation and evaluation in public health and health promotion. It introduces students to the performance objectives for program adoption, implementation and sustainability, with an emphasis on ecological approaches and systems thinking. It further develops skills for effective planning, implementation and evaluation in a variety of settings, contextualises research and up-skills students in the critical appraisal of evidence. It also addresses the often-ignored importance of formative and process evaluation in the field and demonstrates how to plan, implement and conduct complex program evaluation. Evaluation methods for program replication, dissemination and institutionalisation will be examined, as well as how evaluation evidence informs policy and practice.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Critique contemporary approaches to health promotion implementation and evaluation and their role in planning sustainable health promotion programs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify evidence-based best-practice (EBP) within the context of health promotion and evaluation planning using problem solving and critical thinking. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate how course content links to practice in the field of health promotion. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Source and critique digital and non-digital resources to communicate health promotion information and evaluation outcomes to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Short Answer Questions | 800 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Critical Appraisal Report | 1400 words | 35% |
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| Assessment 3: Evaluation Proposal | 1800 words | 45% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSH318 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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