This is an INDIVIDUAL assessment. In Weeks 2-6 you will be required to submit a discussion forum post of 150-200 words in relation to a specific question posed for each week. These questions are:

1. Why have individual behaviour change approaches to public health dominated over the past 50 years and what have been the consequences on this domination for those who work from a communitarian basis such as First Nations Peoples?
2. How has complex adaptive thinking influenced public health intervention planning?
3. Can complex social/public health interventions be effectively modeled with a single logic model? Why or why not? Considering First Nations Peoples, how would you approach a task like this?
4. A community development approach is an effective approach when working with First Nations people to plan and implement Public Health interventions partly because it ensures that the communities have ownership and oversight of decisions regarding the public health intervention. Reflecting on unit content and other literature, why are ownership and oversight of decisions important factors in ensuring the success of interventions in these communities?
5. Critical realism influences project planning, implementation and evaluation, describe how it influences healthy setting approaches to Public Health?

• Fulfil requirements of posting on allocated discussion threads (20%)
• Demonstrate ability to structure critical argument (40%)
• Contribute to other’s learning (40%)

This is a GROUP assessment. At the beginning of the term, you will pick a topic and join a team (5-6 people). Please note, everyone in the group must contribute and participate in the group presentation. Each individual's contribution to the group assessment will be assessed and will contribute towards their mark for the assessment. It is strongly encouraged that you make use of the opportunities provided during the tutorial sessions.

Throughout the term, teams will plan a public health intervention that

• Outlines inspiration (review of the literature, local government data, analogous experience)
• Reflects ideation (themes and insights from inspiration including but not limited to defining how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sections of the community are incorporated and how to ensure that their voices are heard)
• Identifies strategies developed for the intervention
• Presents a logic model or LogFrame
• Provides an evaluation plan including data collection, analysis and dissemination
• Offers an opportunity for reflection on effective partnership development

This assessment consists of two components:

1. Part A: Group presentation of your public health intervention plan.

Working in groups of up to 6, you need to plan a public health intervention within a chosen scenario (scenarios will be provided in Moodle or in class). This will include:

• outlining assets and needs based on the literature and local government authority data;
• developing a logic model or logFrame;
• identifying how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sections of the community are incorporated into the plan;

Presentation should be 10 minutes in duration. Presenters will be stopped if they go over 10 minutes. Submission of your presentation includes slides AND transcript of your presentation. Each member of the team should upload this submission via Moodle.

2. Part B:Group presentation of your public health intervention evaluation plan

Continuing in your group and working on the same scenario, outline how your public health intervention would be evaluated. This will include:

• provision of an evaluation plan including data collection and analysis and how results will be disseminated;
• identifying what differences would need to be undertaken to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices are heard.

Presentation should be 10 minutes in duration. Presenters will be stopped if they go over 10 minutes. Submission of your presentation includes slides AND transcript of your presentation. Each member of the team will be allowed to upload this submission via Moodle.

Group submission of public health intervention plan, 20%

• Demonstrate breadth and quality of plan (5%)
• Justify components and consistency of plan (10%)
• Integrate participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community into plan (5%)

Group presentation of public health evaluation plan, (20%)

• Demonstrate breadth and quality of plan (5%)
• Justify components and consistency of plan (10%)
• Integrate participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community into plan (5%

Individual Criteria, 10%

This relates to the contribution you will make towards the group assessment. You will be required to write a brief summary (500-word submission) of your contribution to the project.

See Moodle for a detailed assessment rubric. Late submissions and academic misconduct penalties apply as per the university regulations.

This is an INDIVIDUAL assessment. Based on your informal reflections throughout the term, you will explore your ability to develop effective partnerships with others , including establishing relationships and collaborative learning. In a 2000 word essay, reflect on your group partnership throughout the term. In your essay, you will need to focus on:

• The group process in establishing and maintaining relationships throughout the term
• The effectiveness and experience of collaborative learning within the group
• The relevance of this experience in undertaking community-based public health actions and evaluations.
• A minimum of two appropriately cited references is required.

• Present essay in a professional manner (5%)
• Ability to evaluate group processes and collaborative learning (5%)
• Demonstrate reflexivity between group experiences and public health actions and evaluations (5%)
• Demonstrate use of evidence by referencing lecture/readings/tutorial (5%)