HSH736 - Community Consultation and Participation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Andrew Brown |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 2 full day (9am-5pm) on-campus seminars during weeks 3 and 4; Online students may enrol in this unit if they can attend the seminars on campus |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Facilitation skills are a key part of the unit learning outcomes for this unit. These skills are best taught in person, and Assessment 1 is completed in person at the intensives. If you plan to enrol in the unit but cannot attend all 4 days of the intensives in person, please contact the Unit Chair as soon as possible. Intensives are held at the Burwood Campus. |
| 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 150 hours includes a four-day in person intensive which provides 32 hours of hands on, applied learning that is key to success in the unit. |
Content
Community consultation and participation have been fundamental to health promotion since the establishment of the field. With the emergence of many new tools, theories, and frameworks, processes that guide community consultation and participation have greatly changed over time, while the core values stay the same. In this unit, we will explore cutting edge theory, frameworks, and practices to do effective community consultation and participation, particularly through the lens of community empowerment, social justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and systems thinking.
Community consultation and participation is inherently about doing. After an introduction to theory, the main focus of this four-day in person intensive course (broken into two 2-day blocks one week apart) will be learning how to do community consultation and participation well, with plenty of hands on practice. Students will receive training in how to use Systems Thinking In Community Knowledge Exchange (STICK-E), a tool developed at Deakin University to assist in facilitating community-based workshops and in applying systems thinking to health promotion 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 | Describe the theory, history, ethics, processes and outcomes of community consultation and participation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse contexts for consultation with and participation by individuals, households, organisations and communities, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify the opportunities for individuals, households, organisations and communities to influence policies and decisions affecting their lives. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Create strategies to maximise equitable participation by individuals, households, organisations and communities in policy and decision-making. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Evaluate examples of community consultation and participation | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO6 | Apply skills and systems thinking techniques in community consultation and participation. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 3:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Group presentation | 15 minute presentation | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Consultation plan | 2000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Individual written paper | 1500 words | 30% |
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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
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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