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Evaluating Health Interventions
Postgraduate | TAS-CAM618 | 2021
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Evaluating Health Interventions
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Describe the application and importance of health intervention evaluation in health system improvement
- Describe and apply key approaches to conducting health needs and evaluability assessments
- Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of different health intervention evaluation approaches, data collection and analysis methods
- Design an evaluation plan for a health interventions using contemporary and appropriate approaches to stakeholder engagement, logic modelling and data collection and analysis methods
- Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively to achieve health intervention evaluation objectives
- Evaluating health, design, delivery and reach of interventions
- Types of evaluation
- Using data
- Data and outcomes
- Health needs
- Utility and effectiveness
Evaluation is a core function of public health and health system leadership. It provides evidence to improve the design, delivery, reach and impact of health interventions in the many different
contexts of the health system. This subject develops student competencies in health intervention evaluation, including stakeholder consultation, evaluation design and planning, needs
assessment, logic modelling, evaluability assessment and relevant conceptual frameworks relevant to evaluation in public health and health system practice and leadership. This is underpinned by exploration of the different evaluation approaches and designs and the research and evaluation methods used in evaluation practice.
- Group Evaluation Plan (60%)
- Group Discussions (10%)
- Practical Intervention Development (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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