CA3S039 - Evidence Based Public Health 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 3
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CA3S039 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Evidence Based Public Health | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Community Nursing | ||
| Module Leader: | Anne-Marie Coll | ||
| Module Team: | Nova Corcoran, Paul Jarvis, Dwynwen Spargo, Precious O'Driscoll | ||
| First Intended Intake: | NOV 2012 | Final Year of Intake: | 2024 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100281 - community nursing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 3 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
To develop further knowledge and skills to critically appraise, evaluate and apply epidemiological concepts, research methods, statistics, and findings.
To critically analyse relevant global multi-disciplinary public health practice across the wider determinant of health.
Content Summary
Terminology used in epidemiology and research studies such as prevalence, incidence, sensitivity, specificity, false positive and false negatives; Interpreting graphical representation of epidemiological and statistical data; Calculations used in the assessment of research data such as relative risk, absolute risk, power; Descriptive and inferential statistical tests and their applications; Qualitative research on issues such as health outcomes and life style; Critically appraise quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research, Ethical issues around the collection, interpretation, dissemination and use of public health research and data; Literature search strategies and their utilization to answer questions generated by public health practice; Generating appropriate research questions using PICO; Systematically locating research studies using robust search strategies; Critical analysis of public health evidence using appropriate frameworks; Communication of recommendations for practice
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 26 |
| Tutorial | 2 |
| Project supervision | 2 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 2 |
| Work based learning | 100 |
| Independent Study | 46 |
| Directed Study | 22 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate understanding of public health epidemiological study design features including key statistical concepts and interpretation of data, graphs and tables |
| LO2 | Apply critical appraisal techniques to quantitative and qualitative research studies and be able to synthesise what findings mean for public health research and practice |
| LO3 | The student will be required to demonstrate Proficiency in the NMC and NOS standards relating to SCPHN (Health Visiting, School Nursing and Occupational Health Nursing). |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Online Assessment | Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 | A 3hr unseen exam. Critical appraisal skills demonstration of two research papers and unseen short answer questions (50%) | 180 | N/A | 100 | No | 40 |
| Practical Assessment (CW) | Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | Assessed in practice by QPT need to be achieved at Proficient level (Assessed in practice by QPT need to be achieved at Proficient level (pass/fail) | 0 | N/A | 0 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |