HLED321-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015

Health Education in Practice - INTERNSHIP

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2015
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2015

Description

What can students do with their major in Health Education? The course is designed to be a critical, theoretical, and 'real world' examination of the practices and ideologies inherent in the delivery of health education programmes in a range of settings. Students will apply the knowledge and skills developed in previous prerequisite courses to a project developed in collaboration with external health education providers.

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognise, analyse and apply knowledge within Health Education to a health-related organisational environment.
2. Demonstrate effective communication and presentation skills.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of safe inclusive learning environments.
4. Demonstrate strategies that enhance learning and ensure equity of learning opportunities.
5. Plan, develop, implement and evaluate a Health Education/promotion project based on strong theoretical and evidence-based framework.
6. Integrate Te Tiriti o Waitangi requirements into Health Education and promotion practices.  
7. Demonstrate professionalism within an internship environment.
8. Use the process of reflection to improve practice.
9. Evaluate the structures and processes that organise practices and conditions in a community or school setting.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Penni Cushman

Class Topics/Modules
1. Introduction
2. Assignment organisation
3. SWOT analysis
4. The DEAL Model for critical reflection
5. Application of key competencies to internship
6. Application of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi into ethical practice
7. Social marketing
8. Theoretical and real world examination of the practices and ideologies inherent in a range of health education settings.
9. Project design, implementation and evaluation
10. Examining of structures and processes

The course will include regular meeting times during the course of the internship.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
SWOT analysis and Personal Development Plan 10% Essay with a maximum of 500 words. Includes student's personal development needs for internship, professional and personal goals. LO 1,2,3,4,5,6
Self-reflection journal 40% 1200 words maximum. 4 logs submitted after every 20 hours of internship sing the SWOT analysis and DEAL model to record and analyse development. LO1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Final report and presentation 03 Jun 2015 30% 3000 word maximum. Includes student's personal development needs for internship, professional and personal goals. LO 1,2,3,4
Internship evaluation 03 Jun 2015 20% The workplace supervisor will complete a questionnaire and commentary that will comprise 20% of the final grade

Textbooks / Resources

Course Readings
Ash, S. & Clayton, P. (2009). Generating, deepening, and documenting learning: The power of critical reflection in applied learning.  Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education 1, Fall, 25-48
Mann, K., Jordon, J. and MacLeod, A. (2009). Reflection and reflective practice in health professions education: A systematic review. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14(4), 595-621.
Martin,A. & Hughes, H. (2011). How to make the most of work integrated learning: for students. Wellington: Ako Aotearoa.
Martin,A., Rees, M. & Edwards, M. (2011). Work integrated learning: A template for good practice. Wellington: Ako Aotearoa.
Minister of Health and Associate Minister of Health. (2006). Whakatātaka Tuarua: Māori Health Action Plan 2006–2011. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health. (2012). Regional Services Planning: How district health boards are working together to deliver better health services. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health. (2010). Let’s get real: Implementation plan. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health. (2009). Public Health (Wellbeing) in New Zealand: Interface with Local Government. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health. (2002). National Guidelines for Health Education Resource Development in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health. (2000). The New Zealand Health Strategy. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Pleasant, A. (2011). Health literacy: An opportunity to improve individual, community and global health. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 30, p. 43-53.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $808.00

International fee $3,638.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Sport and Physical Education .

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