11099 (v.2) Health Planning and Evaluation 582
| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Planning in health care organisations, the planning environment, needs analysis, decision making. Program evaluation, evaluation designs, perspectives of evaluation, data collection and analysis. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- The ability to described the concepts of health services planning. Presented and illustrated key concepts related to evaluation in health services. Described selected health service planning and evaluation techniques. Compared and contrasted the links between planning and evaluation. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Blair, J.D. and Whitehead, C.J. (1988), Too Many on the Seesaw - Stakeholder Diagnosis and Management for Hospitals. Hospital and Health Services Administration, 33(2): 153-166. Caplan, G., Ward, J. et al. (1999), Hospital in the home: a randomised controlled trial. Medical Journal of Australia, 170: 156-160. Duncan, J., Ginter, P.M. and Swayne, L.E. (1992), Strategic management in health care organisations. Boston, PWS Kent Publishing Company. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., Richardson, W.D. and Swayle, L. (1991), Analysing the health care environment: 'you can't hit what you can't see'. Health Care Management Review, 16(4): 35-48. Hawe, P. (1996), Needs assessment must become more change-focused. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 20(5): 473-478. Health Department of Western Australia. (2000), Business case guidelines (draft). Perth, Health Department of Western Australia. Julian, D.A. and Lyons, T.S. (1992), A strategic planning model for human services: problem solving at a local level.Evaluation and Program Planning, 15: 247-254. Mayer, J.P., Housemann, R. and Piepenbrok, B. (1999), Evaluation of a campaign to improve immunisation in a rural headstart program. Journal of Community Health, 24(1) February: 13-27. |
| Unit Texts: | Ovretveit, J. (1998), Evaluating Health Interventions. Buckingham, Open University Press. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination 40%, Group presentation 25%, Individual assignment 35%, This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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