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Principles of Health Planning and Evaluation
Postgraduate | CUR-HTHM803 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Clarify techniques and stages used to plan, implement and evaluate programs for healthcare organisations.Identify and assess healthcare needs—make decisions and observe the links between planning and evaluation. Prepare a healthcare program outline.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Principles of Health Planning and Evaluation
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- explain the stages and techniques of health program planning and evaluation
- examine the links between planning and evaluation
- prepare an outline for a health program plan
- assess the appropriateness of different health evaluation approaches.
- Fundamentals of planning and evaluation
- The suitability of the planned program
- The feasibility of the planned program
- Program planning
- Implementing and controlling
- Introduction to program evaluation
- Planning and managing an evaluation
- Evaluation designs
- Evaluation perspectives
- Data collection and analysis
This subject was previously known as Health Planning and Evaluation.
In this subject you will consider planning in health care organisations, the planning environment, needs analysis and decision-making. This subject will also explore program evaluation, evaluation designs, perspectives of evaluation, data collection and analysis.
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- Outline Program Plan (40%)
- Evaluation proposal (30%)
- Invigilated Exam (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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