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HSH736 - Community Consultation and Participation

Year	2026 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Michelle Hunt
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	4 day (9am-5pm) on-campus intensive during week 3 at the Geelong Waterfront Campus
In-person attendance requirements:	All students must attend a compulsory 4 day intensive at the Geelong Waterfront Campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught. 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.
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. The intensives will be supplemented with educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

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

Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).

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)
ULO1	Describe the theory, history, ethics, processes and outcomes of community consultation and participation.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship
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 GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO3	Identify the opportunities for individuals, households, organisations and communities to influence policies and decisions affecting their lives.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO4	Create strategies to maximise equitable participation by individuals, households, organisations and communities in policy and decision-making.	GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork
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 GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 1:

Assessment description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Group presentation	15 minute presentation	30%	Week 3
Assessment 2: Consultation plan	2000 words	40%	Week 6
Assessment 3: Individual written paper	1500 words	30%	Week 11

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.

Hurdle requirements

Attendance at a 4 day on-campus intensive held during trimester at Waterfront Campus.

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.

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