Postgraduate - UnitMPH2049 - Field methods for international health planning and evaluation

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Rapid appraisal of community health needs; public health surveillance; population surveys; survey sampling methods; measuring mortality; measurement of the burden of disease; program monitoring; quality assurance in primary healthcare; using health data for decision making; participatory evaluation of health programs; and applied health research.
This unit aims to develop students' competence in the basic quantitative and qualitative tools used to manage community-based primary health care programs, including needs assessments, planning and evaluation, health information collection, and operations research in a developing country setting.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Develop competence in the basic qualitative tools used to manage community-based primary health care programs, including assessments, planning and evaluation, health information collection, and operations research in a developing country setting.

Assessment

Written assignments: 1 x (40%)
1 x (60%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr B Coghlan

Contact hours

5 day intensive block

Prerequisites

MPH1040 & MPH1041 or ECX9720

Prohibitions

Students completing MPH2049 cannot undertake MPH2013

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad