POPLHLTH 207 : Community and Cultural Development
Medical and Health Sciences
2024 Semester Two (1245) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Our goal in this course is to work together to understand and evaluate the effectiveness of community and cultural development ideas and practice in achieving community and government aspirations. We aim to understand and model good PRAXIS, that is, ascertain the extent to which theory learnt in academic settings can be applied practically in population settings, and how practical action informs our evaluation and understanding of theory. Our invited guests provide examples of praxis in communities: reflecting on and evaluating their successes, challenges, strategies and learning stories.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Explain and apply core theoretical concepts of Community and Cultural Development. (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.2, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 6.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.3)
- Analyse and critically evaluate practical examples and issues in Community and Cultural Development. (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3)
- Develop and demonstrate a good knowledge and appreciation of community development in Aotearoa NZ and international contexts. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Preflection | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Practical Engagement | 30% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Essay | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Final Exam | 30% | Individual Examination |
| 4 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Preflection | ||||||||||
| Practical Engagement | ||||||||||
| Essay | ||||||||||
| Final Exam | ||||||||||
This course includes group work. Sustained support and skill development for group work is offered throughout the course
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect each week to spend 4 hours in lectures/workshops, at least 2 hours reading and thinking about the content, and up to 4 hours of work on assignments and/or revision. Consistent with the underpinning concept of praxis, the course includes a strong group work component (working together to develop weekly summaries linking discussion of guest lecture content to concepts and examples from readings and lectures; working together to be responsible for opening and closing the class for one week), peer evaluation of draft writing to help learn about writing development and marking guidelines, and a strong reflective element (a pre-flection, collective and individual reflections on the group work).
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at seminars/tutorials to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings.
The course will include live online events including group discussions/tutorials.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
- Students reported positively about the quality of the course (organisation, clarity of aims, resources available, assessments, intellectually stimulating, frame thinking skills, small group teaching, overall).
- Students were particularly positive about the group work and course structure, they stated these were helpful for their learning and enjoyable. They were also very positive about the guest practitioners (engaging and interesting) and resources and guidance (e.g., reading guides, feedback, lecture slides, explanations- described as helpful)
- More frequent feedback on the group work component was given this year, on a fortnightly or weekly basis to each group. Collective feedback on group summaries is also offered weekly.
- Feedback noted very crowded end of semester schedule - hence have reverted to exam to enable students time to revise and synthesize learning from the course.
Other Information
This course is held at The University of Auckland Grafton Campus. Lectures are at 4-6 pm on Monday and 3-5 pm on Tuesday.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.