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INDH5211: Community Profiling and Setting Priorities

Session 1 Early Census, 2020 [Block mode] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

This is the first of six sequential, interdependent modules, available only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion. Students will be introduced to the overarching principles of health promotion, its conceptual and technical components and its role in preventing or reducing the impact of injury and ill health. Different concepts of health will be explored with a particular emphasis on indigenous approaches to understanding health and wellbeing. Students will then commence the development of a comprehensive profile of their chosen community. Particular attention will be given to finding, understanding, managing and presenting statistical, epidemiological and other forms of data in a way that is accessible to the students, their professional colleagues, other health and funding agencies and community members. The development of a community profile will enable students to define and understand how their community functions, recognise the determinants of health that impact on their chosen community, and identify priority health issues. It will act as a foundation for the development of appropriate and effective health promotion programs. The final 20 per cent of INDH5211 will be dedicated to commencing INDH5212.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit Public Health
Credit points 6
Prerequisites
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None
Corequisites
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None
Prohibitions
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Michelle Dickson, michelle.dickson@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s) Michelle Dickson, michelle.dickson@sydney.edu.au
Jo Lander, jo.lander@sydney.edu.au
Candace Angelo, candace.angelo@sydney.edu.au
Jasper Garay, jasper.garay@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Online task Reflective journal
Written assessment
10% Week 01
Due date: 28 Feb 2020 at 23:00

Closing date: 28 Feb 2020
300 words
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO7 LO6 LO4
Online task Quiz
Online quiz
10% Week 01
Due date: 28 Feb 2020 at 23:00

Closing date: 28 Feb 2020
1 hour
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO7 LO6 LO4
Assignment Community profile
Written assessment with visual component
40% Week 03
Due date: 13 Mar 2020 at 23:00

Closing date: 13 Mar 2020
9 pages
Outcomes assessed: LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO7
Assignment Priority health issue
Written assessment with visual component
30% Week 04
Due date: 20 Mar 2020 at 23:00

Closing date: 20 Mar 2020
7 pages
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO7
Assignment Online activities
Online modules
10% Week 11
Due date: 15 May 2020 at 23:00

Closing date: 15 May 2020
2 hours
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO7 LO6 LO4

Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

Achieved the learning outcomes of the unit at an exceptional standard

Distinction

75 - 84

Achieved the learning outcomes of the unit at a very good standard

Credit

65 - 74

Achieved the learning outcomes of the unit at a good standard

Pass

50 - 64

Achieved the learning outcomes of the unit at an acceptable standard

Fail

0 - 49

Did not achieve the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Late penalties will be applied as per Faculty policy.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
Week 01 Principles and theories of health promotion Lecture (4 hr) LO1
Health promotion in action Tutorial (0.5 hr) LO1
What is formative research? Lecture (1 hr) LO2
Literature searching, citing and referencing and academic honesty Practical (4.5 hr) LO3
Enablers, barriers, partners and stakeholders Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO4
Concepts of community, selecting a community Lecture and tutorial (1.5 hr) LO5
Academic literacies: structuring your writing Lecture and tutorial (1 hr) LO5
Selecting, understanding and describing a priority health issue Lecture and tutorial (1.5 hr) LO6
Enabling and supporting your study Lecture and tutorial (11 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: The Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion is a full-time course with a fixed number of face-to-face teaching hours and independent study hours. Attendance at all
lectures and all blocks is mandatory.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. describe the overarching principles of health promotion
  • LO2. undertake formative research to generate community data.
  • LO3. access, interpret, evaluate and apply various forms of information to support community profiling
  • LO4. identify the barriers and enablers of health in the chosen community
  • LO5. develop a comprehensive profile of a chosen community.
  • LO6. identify and describe a community priority health issue and justify its selection.
  • LO7. work collaboratively as well as independently and engage in self-directed and reflective learning.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

No changes have been made since this unit was last offered.

Work, health and safety

Working with Children check or equivalent required.

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