Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11549 (v.2) Health Promotion Planning 781 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Role of evaluation in health promotion. Review of needs assessment. Evaluability assessment. Process, impact, outcome and economic evaluation. Research and valuation designs. Threats to internal and external validity. Survey methods. Questionnaire design. Collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data. Evaluation instruments. Practical issues and problems. Preparing evaluation plans. Preparing evaluation reports. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Discuss the role of evaluation in health promotion. Plan for evaluation of health promotion programs. Describe methods for process, impact and outcome evaluation. Assess evaluability of program components. Describe and select appropriate designs for evaluating program effectiveness. Describe survey methods and aspects of questionnaire design. Identify measuring instruments used in health promotion. Discuss practical issues and problems in health promotion evaluation. Prepare evaluation plans and reports. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Field of Education: | 61303 Environmental Health | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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