HSH323 - Program Planning, Management and Evaluation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Rebecca Stockdale |
| Prerequisite: | For courses D391, H300 - Must have completed HSH219. For courses D381, D388, H313 - No pre-requisite required. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSH201, HSH218 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 online recorded lecture per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 online recorded lecture per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period 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 is designed to assist students gain the core skills and knowledge for health sciences program planning, management and evaluation. The core elements of program management will be covered, including how to develop a program rationale (needs assessment)for program development and management, and an evaluation design to measure change and outcomes, as well as the fundamental elements of applying for funding to support the proposed implementation of the program. Students will learn about the conceptual bases of program logic, and the techniques that guide planning and evaluation. Case studies, group work, planning tools and evaluations of different types of health sector programs will be used to develop practical problem-solving skills.
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 | Plan, justify and prepare for evaluation of a health program. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Collect and analyse suitable secondary data from a range of sources to allow profiling of a health issue and the context for action. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Use program logic to develop goals, objectives and strategies that are clearly linked to population health outcomes, the determinants of health and illness, and the characteristics of the community and organisational contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Identify the core elements of program management and implementation within the identified community and organisational contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Identify and compare the different types of program planning and evaluation models. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Present the links between program planning and evaluation and the key steps in evaluation planning. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Needs assessment plan | 1200 words | 35% |
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| Assessment 2: Funding pitch (oral presentation) | Seminar Presentation | 15% |
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| Assessment 3: Program and evaluation plan (funding submission) | 1800 words | 50% |
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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 HSH323 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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