PUQ106 Population Health
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| Unit code: | PUQ106 |
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| Equivalent(s): | PUN106 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,976 |
Unit Outline: Session 2 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | PUQ106 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | PUN106 |
Overview
Health professionals face a complex and changing health profile locally, nationally and internationally, and the biomedical model for understanding health problems does not adequately explain these complexities or sufficiently help health professionals successfully intervene to improve the population's health. It is therefore critical for health professionals to reflect upon the social and behavioural factors that influence health and work in partnership to influence these factors.
This unit is a foundation unit for graduate public health, environmental health and health safety and environment students, and is taken in the first year of a full-time postgraduate degree. The unit provides postgraduate health students with a population health foundation, and is a building block for postgraduate study in health.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Define public health concepts
- Identify the health priorities at international and national levels
- Illustrate how historical and contemporary public health developments will influence the future of population health
- Apply a public health framework to the critical evaluation of the impact of social, cultural, economic and political factors on a specific population and development of strategies to address these factors
- Reflect on team communication and dynamics required to successfully deliver a research report
Content
This unit aims to broaden your understanding of the complex interplay of factors that impact on population health in Australia and internationally. The unit discusses historical and current health problems that impact on population health as well as public health frameworks developed to analyse them and public health approaches for impacting on them. You will undertake a critical inquiry into the health of the population in Australia and internationally.
Learning Approaches
You will be engaged in an active learning environment, undertaking regular online activities, guided through the learning process by expert teaching staff who provide regular feedback. On average, you will need to dedicate 12-15 hours each week for your learning that includes readings, discussions with peers and assignments.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Quiz
There are 20 questions in the quiz. You will be presented with all questions at the start of the quiz. The online quiz will include multiple-choice questions. This is an open-book quiz.
This quiz will be based on the content covered from Modules 1–3. The questions in this quiz draw upon topics covered in both the learning materials and the essential readings.
Assessment: Research report - Part A
You will work in a team to produce a report about a specific population. For the report, you will apply a public health framework to the critical evaluation of the impact of social, cultural, economic and political factors on the population and development of strategies to address these factors.
For this assignment, Part A, you and your team will create an introduction to the report. You will also write an individual reflection on teamwork and communication processes in your team.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Research report - Part B
You will work in a team to produce a report about a specific population. For this assignment, Part B, each team member will individually write about a separate issue related to this population in consultation with the other students in the team. You will be marked individually for this assignment.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Nil
Costs
There are no additional costs associated with this unit.
Resources
Resource Materials
Other
There is no individual set eText for this unit. Essential readings are provided in electronic format, within the weekly learning materials.
Unit Outline: Session 4 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | PUQ106 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | PUN106 |
| Coordinator: | Susan Wilson | sk.wilson@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Health professionals face a complex and changing health profile locally, nationally and internationally, and the biomedical model for understanding health problems does not adequately explain these complexities or sufficiently help health professionals successfully intervene to improve the population's health. It is therefore critical for health professionals to reflect upon the social and behavioural factors that influence health and work in partnership to influence these factors.
This unit is a foundation unit for graduate public health, environmental health and health safety and environment students, and is taken in the first year of a full-time postgraduate degree. The unit provides postgraduate health students with a population health foundation, and is a building block for postgraduate study in health.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Define public health concepts
- Identify the health priorities at international and national levels
- Illustrate how historical and contemporary public health developments will influence the future of population health
- Apply a public health framework to the critical evaluation of the impact of social, cultural, economic and political factors on a specific population and development of strategies to address these factors
- Reflect on team communication and dynamics required to successfully deliver a research report
Content
This unit aims to broaden your understanding of the complex interplay of factors that impact on population health in Australia and internationally. The unit discusses historical and current health problems that impact on population health as well as public health frameworks developed to analyse them and public health approaches for impacting on them. You will undertake a critical inquiry into the health of the population in Australia and internationally.
Learning Approaches
You will be engaged in an active learning environment, undertaking regular online activities, guided through the learning process by expert teaching staff who provide regular feedback. On average, you will need to dedicate 12-15 hours each week for your learning that includes readings, discussions with peers and assignments.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback:
- Through sharing problem-solving and analysis in weekly discussion boards guided by your Online Learning Advisor (OLA)
- Provided to your group on the completed criteria sheet for Assessment 2
- Individually on the completed criteria sheet for Assessment 3
- In generic feedback provided by the OLA to all students on the two summative assessments
Assessment
Overview
There are three assignment tasks to complete for this unit:
- Assignment 1 - Quiz: It is a quiz covering content in Modules 1 - 3
- Assignment 2 - Research report introduction: It is a team assignment where you will design, create, and produce a podcast that examines the historical impacts on health for a vulnerable population. You will also complete an individual team reflection for this assignment
- Assignment 3 - Research report: You will be producing a report about a social determinant of health related to the specific population you considered in Assignment 2
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Quiz
There are 20 questions in the quiz. You will be presented with all questions at the start of the quiz. The online quiz will include multiple-choice questions. This is an open-book quiz.
This quiz will be based on the content covered from Modules 1–3. The questions in this quiz draw upon topics covered in both the learning materials and the essential readings.
Assessment: Research report introduction
You will take on the role of health professionals working in a group of 3–4 to create a podcast for other health professionals on the social determinants of health for a vulnerable population through the lens of a public health framework. The podcast will be designed to promote the health and wellbeing of marginalised social and ethnic groups in relation to key health issues faced by that group. The topic that you choose in this assignment will form the basis for Assignment 3: Research report, with this assignment acting as its introduction. You will also complete an individual team reflection.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Research report
In this assignment you will take the role of a public health professional to produce a report about a social determinant of health related to the specific population you considered in Assignment 2: Research report introduction. You will use social theory and epidemiological evidence from the public health literature to critically analyse social phenomena. You will need to choose a unique determinant to focus on so that each member of your team from Assignment 2 writes about a different aspect.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Nil
Costs
There are no additional costs associated with this unit.
Resources
Resource Materials
Other
There is no individual set eText for this unit. Essential readings are provided in electronic format, within the weekly learning materials.
Risk Assessment Statement
Substantial computer-based work will be required. You should ensure that you take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work.