HSH736 - Community Consultation and Participation

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Andrew Brown
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

2 x 2 full day (9am-5pm) on-campus seminars during weeks 3 and 4; Online students may enrol in this unit if they can attend the seminars on campus

Content

Community consultation and participation have been fundamental to health promotion since the establishment of the field. With the emergence of many new tools, theories, and frameworks, processes that guide community consultation and participation have greatly changed over time, while the core values stay the same. In this unit, we will explore cutting edge theory, frameworks, and practices to do effective community consultation and participation, particularly through the lens of community empowerment, social justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and systems thinking.

Community consultation and participation is inherently about doing. After an introduction to theory, the main focus of this four-day in person intensive course (broken into two 2-day blocks one week apart) will be learning how to do community consultation and participation well, with plenty of hands on practice. Students will receive training in how to use Systems Thinking In Community Knowledge Exchange (STICK-E), a tool developed at Deakin University to assist in facilitating community-based workshops and in applying systems thinking to health promotion practice.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Describe the theory, history, ethics, processes and outcomes of community consultation and participation.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Analyse contexts for consultation with and participation by individuals, households, organisations and communities, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Identify the opportunities for individuals, households, organisations and communities to influence policies and decisions affecting their lives.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Create strategies to maximise equitable participation by individuals, households, organisations and communities in policy and decision-making.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO5

Evaluate examples of community consultation and participation

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO6

Apply skills and systems thinking techniques in community consultation and participation.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 3:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Group presentation 15 minute presentation 30%
  • Week 4
Assessment 2: Consultation plan 2000 words 40%
  • Week 6
Assessment 3: Individual written paper 1500 words 30%
  • Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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