Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment;

1. 4500 word assignment to critique a public health intervention aimed at a community (weighted 100%) assessing all LO's

2. 500 word contribution to a discussion forum to assess LO 1 (weighted 0%) pass/fail

Both elements of assessment must be passed.

Students will receive formative feedback throughout the module comprising of a combination of task related feedback and also comments directed through discussion boards during the course of the delivery of the module.

Access to an appropriately specified computer or Laptop.
Access to electronic versions of relevant journals and texts.

Issues around partnerships, coalition and engagement with communities and the assessment of community health needs and lay perspectives on disease and the determinants of health will be explored. Various models of community participation will be examined involving participatory approaches to prioritising health services. The principles of social marketing will be presented in relation to the facilitation of healthful behaviours and advocacy for health through communities. Community analysis will be discussed and case studies will be used to illustrate aspects of the design, implementation and sustainability of various community interventions. Current UK policy directives and strategies will be presented with particular emphasis on the impact of these on community development for public health practice.

Students will follow a twelve week guided study programme and access support material via Blackboard. Students will be required to access additional support material independently. Core required tasks will amount to an average of 8 hours of engagement per week for the module.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (3 hours)
3 hours face-to-face or Skype tutorials

Guided Independent Study: (297 hours)
The remaining number of independent study hours represents a combination of further and additional reading and a series of optional tasks and specific preparation for the module assignment.

This module will adopt a collaborative approach to learning where, via a series of on-line discussions (that will form part of the assessment process) students will demonstrate their developing understanding of often different and divergent approaches to the control and coordination of sport related skill.

Central to this approach will be a series of on-line debates or discussion issues that will arise out of the 'Activities' and accompanying 'Tasks' undertaken within the module. Students will be required to initially outline, defend and subsequently reflect on a position or viewpoint offered, that will be critically commented on by fellow students.

MURPHY F. (2012). Community Engagement, Organisation and Development for Public Health Practice. New York, Springer.

The overall aim of his module is to provide you with contemporary core concepts in working with communities for public health and provide you with opportunities to apply them to your personal and working practice. Upon successful completion of this module you will demonstrate ability to;  1. Critically analyse differing forms of community participation for public health. 2. Critically discuss the complex issues of the principal methods for involving the public in decision-making for health improvement. 3. Apply and communicate understanding of participatory approaches to the development and evaluation of interventions in health improvement in the students’ professional role or workplace.