Course Coordinator: Prof Afzal Mahmood
Phone: 8313 6885
Email: afzal.mahmood@adelaide.edu.au 
Location: Level 4, Rundle Mall Plaza

Course Co-cordinator: Dr Emma Muhlack
Phone:  8313 1329
Email: emma.muhlack@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 4, Rundle Mall Plaza

Timetable details are located on MyUni.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
	Demonstrate an understanding of the building blocks of health systems and describe how these are translated into the health systems of different countries.
	Demonstrate an understanding of how the principles of systems thinking and complexity science can be adapted to inform system functioning, facilitate multi-sectoral collaboration, drive change and successfully implement public health programs.
	Demonstrate an understanding of the core principles of advocacy and demonstrate how they can be applied at various levels, including in government, in different organisations and at a community level
	Effectively present accurate demographic, statistical, programmatic, and scientific information for policy makers, lay audiences and the media
	Identify how advocacy principles can be used to identify policy options that should be targets for advocacy
6.	Demonstrate an ability to apply effective leadership, communication, political science and negotiation strategies in an advocacy context

There is no set textbook for this course. All resources, including links to journal articles and reading lists, will be disseminated via MyUni.

Resources will be provided via MyUni where required

This course is presented in DUAL mode

Lectures for both modes will be online via MyUni

For online students, most activities, worksheets, discussions etc will be available though MyUni however there will also be a number of zoom sessions throughout the course as well

MyUni is also the prime means of communication between students and lecturers

This course is offered in DUAL mode with all lectures provided online.

Practical activities and guest speakers will be offered face to face in intensive mode in the Summer Semester for those students able to attend. (Note that this is dependent on any COVID safety guidelines at the time)

For those who are undertaking the remote option, practical activities will be provided online and worksheets can be uploaded via MyUni.

Guest speakers will present to the face to face class but all sessions will be recorded.

If any online students have specific questions for the speakers, provision will be made for guest speakers to receive the query via email and to respond

Group functions of MyUni will be used to facilitate the completion of the group project.

This course is offered in Dual mode, in both an intensive mode and in online mode

This course consists of 3 modules, with associated practical activities:

Module 1: Introduction to health care systems using three case studies

Module 2: Systems thinking and political science

Module 3: Advocacy in the public health context

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ASSESSMENT TASK	TASK TYPE	WEIGHTING	COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
Short answer Quiz	Summative	20%	1
Essay	Summative	30%	1,2, 4
Advocacy campaign plan	Summative	30%	3, 4, 5, 6
Group project	Summative	20%	1,4

1. Short Answer Quiz on Health Systems

2. Essay: (approximately 2,000 words).
Students will identify a complex public health issue (either in Australia or in another country to be agreed with the Course Co-ordinator), and examine how systems thinking can help public health practitioners to identify the broader systems issues associated with this problem, why it is considered complex and how systems thinking could be used to address the problem.

3 Advocacy campaign plan:
Students will choose a topic of public health importance that you believe is suitable for advocacy. The plan should:
· Identify a policy option suitable for advocacy and a rationale for the choice (approximately 500 words)
· Specify the goals, tactics and partners (approximately 1000 words)
· Explain how the campaign will be evaluated (approximately 500 words)

4. Group project:
Students will choose a country and develop a presentation on the structure and functioning of that health system, with a particular focus on the role of public health and disease prevention.

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission. 
Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds. Supporting documentation must be provided at the time a student requests an extension. Without documentation, extensions will not be granted. Late requests for extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.

Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment
of compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify the student’s situation. The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact on the student. Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits. In the case of late assignments where no
extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted. If an assignment that
is 2 days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%. If that same assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.

The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.

Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process <https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/grievance/process/>. Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance. This must be done within 10 business days of the date of notification of the result. Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

The School of Public Health greatly values the feedback we receive from our students as it helps us to continuously improve our courses, so we encourage all of our students to complete SELTs regularly for every course.