BSc Public Health (Distance/Blended Learning) / Course details

Year of entry: 2023

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Course unit details:
Evidence Based Practice Y2

Course unit fact file
Unit code	POPH20011
Credit rating	20
Unit level	Level 2
Teaching period(s)	Semester 1
Available as a free choice unit?	No

Overview

This unit will focus on the different study designs used in public health practice and epidemiology. The unit will link the concepts of the hierarchy of evidence to the concepts of generalisability, external and internal validity.

Aims

The unit aims to: build on the students’ basic understanding of evidence based practice, to explore the different study designs.

Learning outcomes

Category of outcome	Students will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding	A1 Understand the different study designs used to inform professional practice and decision making A2 Understand the strengths and limitations of each study design and how these relate to their own work or profession A3 Understand the strengths and limitations of traditional concepts of evidence-based practice and how these relate to their own work or profession
Intellectual skills	B1 Identify and evaluate the different study designs B2 Understand when to use each study design
Practical skills	C1 Find existing sources of evidence relevant to clinical and non-clinical health questions from the different study designs C2 Be able to critically appraise common research designs and assess the published literature
Transferable skills and personal qualities	D1 Reflect on EBP principles and applications D2 Develop communication skills to implement EBP

Teaching and learning methods

The majority of the course will be through elearning which will include required and additional learning, self-tests and discussion boards. There will be 5 webinars that will be recorded to allow synchronous and asynchronous learning.

Assessment methods

Formative assessment task	Length	Feedback method	Weighting within unit
Discussion boards	N/A	Written feedback	0%
Summative assessment task	Length	Feedback method	Weighting within unit
Recorded presentation of critical appraisal of peer-reviewed publication	10 minutes	Written feedback	100%

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Seminars	5

Independent study hours
Independent study	195

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Arpana Verma	Unit coordinator

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