PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

PHE5PDE

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is intended for professionals who have responsibility for planning, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services in public health, health care and human services sectors. Students will develop their understanding of and gain experience in applying major frameworks, models and approaches for planning and evaluating health programs in different contexts. Students will learn how to undertake needs assessments and interpret the influence of contextual factors on program design and implementation. Ways to anticipate and deal with technical, resource and other issues and problems that may arise during planning, implementation and evaluation will be addressed. Students will gain skills in using project management methodology and program logic models. Real-world case studies will be used extensively.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Zhanming Liang

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HMHADE or HMHA or HMHS or HMHSB or HMPHC or HZHPHID or HZPHHA or HZMBHA or HMERGD or HGRST All other students will need to seek approval from the Subject Coordinator

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: The subject must be done in conjunction with PHE5ALS Classes for on campus students are held at the city campus. The subject is a core subject for the Master of Public Health (HMPHC) and Master of Health Administration (HMHA). International students can enrol in blended mode but not online mode.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Project management in health and community services: getting good ideas to work.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Dwyer, J., Liang, Z., Thiessen, V. & Martini, A.

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed

Publisher: ALLEN & UNWIN: SYDNEY

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Define and apply major approaches to planning and evaluating health services

02. Critically assess the validity of the program/project evaluation results and use the results to guide future program/project design and practice

03. Apply project lifecycle and design theories to guide actual project and program planning, implementation and evaluation

04. Conduct needs analysis to generate valid and up to date evidence to prove the importance and value of the proposed interventions and strategies in addressing health care related needs of specific population groups

05. Critically assess the major issues that affect project management, develop strategies in guiding project implementation, and developing evaluation mechanism in monitoring and measuring the project success

City Campus, 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Zhanming Liang

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Six 4.00 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Three 2.00 hours tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Tutorials are optional to students.

WorkShopWeek: 42 - 42
One 3.00 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 42 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Group presentation (4 students per group, total 1500 words equivalent)Detailed marking table is develop to guide the distribution of marks. Comments provided directly to the submitted work and in class.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO4, SILO5
One 1500 word assignment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO3, SILO5
One 2500 word assignment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO2, SILO3, SILO5
Six short online quizzes throughout the semester (1000 words equivalent)Correct answers are provided during the teaching to the whole class. No individual feedback is required.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	15	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

On-Line, 2020, Semester 2, Online