PE4S240 - Dealing with complexity 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PE4S240
Module Title: Dealing with complexity
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Allied Health and Chiropractic
Faculty Sub Group: Clinical Services
Module Leader: Karl New
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100260 - healthcare science
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To develop knowledge of a range of effective strategic leadership, organisational and management skills, in a variety of complex public health situations and contexts, dealing effectively with uncertainty and the unexpected to achieve public health goals.

Content Summary

Indicative content to include topics outlined in notes and/or any other relevant current topics:

Week 1

Working within and with communities.
Communication
Understanding assets.
Understanding collaborative working and networks, including political, economic, social and technological impacts.
Understanding the risks associated with working with communities.

Week 2

Leadership.
Working as a team member.
Understanding individuals, teams and groups and their development.

Week 3

Policy development.
Economics, financial planning.
Sources of data and evidence and how they apply to policy development.
The process of policy development including stakeholder engagement and governance.

Week 4

Change/project management.
Working as a team member.
Understand motivation, and its impact on individual and team dynamics.
Understanding theories of change, particularly behavioural change at a population level.

Week 5

Partnership.
Working within different organisational structures.
Understanding organisations, function, structure and culture.
Understand stakeholder and stakeholder analysis as it relates to health improvement and protection.
Understanding the risks associated with partnership.

Week 6

Implementation of public health Interventions in complex settings.
Development of a partnership approach
Creation of a public health work plan.
Understanding the risks associated with implementing complex public health solutions.
Implementing an intervention in a complex setting.
Evaluating a public health intervention in a complex setting.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 99
Formative Assessment - Independent 1
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To assess, communicate, manage and mitigate different kinds of risks including health, financial, reputational and political.
LO2 To critically apply influencing and negotiating skills in a variety of complex settings to advocate for public health issues.

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 End of Module examination related to dealing with complexity 60 N/A 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 Reflective Journal 0 600 10 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project 1 Completion of an individual project related to dealing with complexity 0 N/A 20 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Case based scenarios and discussion Forum related to dealing with complexity 0 N/A 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1
Self Reflective Assessment 1
Project 1
Case study 1

Reading List

https://www.healthknowledge.org.uk/public-health-textbook/organisation-management

HealthKnowledge. Learning from Stakeholders. Available at: https://www.healthknowledge.org.uk/interactive-learning/learning-from-stakeholders

HealthKnowledge. Policy and Strategy Development. Available at: https://www.healthknowledge.org.uk/teaching/policy-strategy-development

Hunter, D. and Perkins, N., 2012. Partnership working in public health: the implications for governance of a systems approach. Journal of health services research & policy, 17(2_suppl), pp.45-52.

The Health Foundation. Engaging communities for health improvement: A scoping study for the Health Foundation. Available at: http://www.health.org.uk/sites/default/files/EngagingCommunitiesForHealthImprovement.pdf

O’Mara-Eves, A., Brunton, G., Oliver, S., Kavanagh, J., Jamal, F. and Thomas, J., 2015. The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups: a meta-analysis. BMC public health, 15(1), pp.1-23.