Unit Outline

This unit focuses on the practical development of interventions and strategies to reduce the major risk factors for the major non communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, including tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol, and aligns with the World Health Organisations NCD agenda. Students will critically and systematically explore determinants of risk factors and disease outcomes, intervention options (including policy) and effectiveness evidence, health system and institutional capacity and responses at a national and global level.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Apply knowledge of the contemporary principles, concepts, philosophy and purpose of Non Communicable Disease Prevention internationally
2.	Analyse the major global NCD burden and identify risk factor and disease determinants
3.	Critically evaluate the intervention options available for use in NCD prevention worldwide
4.	Design multi-strategy interventions to prevent NCDs
5.	Evaluate policy and other public health interventions targeting NCD prevention

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Critical review	Week 5	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Plan	Week 9	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Policy Review	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO3, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Critical review

Task Description:

Non Communicable Disease Intervention critical review

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analysis of the burden of a noncommunicable disease in a WHO designated region.	LO1, LO2
2	Identification of how public health interventions are seeking to prevent the noncommunicable disease burden in a WHO designated region.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Critically review the factors influencing the uptake of interventions in a WHO designated region.	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Integrated a range of relevant, scholarly literature (generic and discipline-specific) to support and justify ideas. Accurate and consistent referencing of all literature sources.	LO1, LO2

Assessment Task 2: Plan

Task Description:

Non Communicable Disease Intervention Plan

Task Length:

2500 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Justify the need for an intervention plan to prevent NCDs, including the NCD burden, risk factors and underlying health determinants for the target population.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Critically evaluate the evidence base and design a multi-strategy intervention plan to prevent NCDs	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Described how the intervention strategies will be implemented in this context.	LO1, LO3, LO4
4	Describe how you would evaluate the public health impact of the intervention plan.	LO3, LO4, LO5
5	Present the assessment in a structured intervention plan format with adherence to academic writing skills, grammatical conventions and referencing of literature.	LO1, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Policy Review

Task Description:

Non Communicable Disease Policy Review

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Describe the development of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions.	LO1, LO5
2	Critically review the progress made on the prevention agenda for Chronic Conditions in Australia.	LO1, LO5
3	Employ evidence to recommend priority prevention strategies for chronic conditions in a future Australian policy agenda.	LO1, LO3, LO5
4	Demonstrate ability in academic skills: English expression and conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar, paragraphs) Accurate and consistent referencing of literature sources.	LO1, LO5

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.