2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5669M Co-producing Health

15 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Dr Steve King
Email: sfk@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 01 Oct to 30 Nov View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will introduce the co-production philosophy and approach to organisational development and stakeholder engagement. The co-production process engages people and helps them design their own services and products with the support of the professionals. Co-production regards all stakeholders as assets and seeks to raise the voice of the consumer/user/patient/citizen in organisational design and service delivery. A user-centred design process is adopted, emphasising organisational learning and sustainability.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- understand where the co-production approach can help develop organisations
- apply a structured process for undertaking a co-production initiative
- evaluate the effectiveness of a co-production initiative
- understand the challenges in sustaining co-production.

Skills outcomes
- Investigative and diagnostic skills in identifying opportunities for co-production in an organisation
- Skills in designing a co-production initiative
- Political and interpersonal skills relating to the management of stakeholders.

Syllabus

Topics to be covered include:
- the origins of co-production
- co-production in the private sector
- co-production in the public sector and in healthcare
- When is co-production appropriate?
- the co-production process (discover, define, develop, deliver)
- evaluating co-production initiatives
- the changing role of the professional/manager
- the changing role of the customer/user/patient/citizen
- co-producing change within organisations.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	3	8.00	24.00
Private study hours			126.00
Total Contact hours			24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

- Pre-session reading and preparation: 36 hours
- Post-workshop reading: 40 hours
- Completion of assessed coursework: 50 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- During the taught sessions participants will receive feedback on their contribution to discussions, case studies and other scenario-based activities.
- Outside of the workshops, as well as regular email communication, students will be encouraged to utilise the VLE for group discussions, questions to the tutor and feedback.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	3,000 words. Deadline for submission will be approximately six weeks after the end of the workshop	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Deadline for submission will be approximately six weeks after the end of the workshop

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 25/04/2013

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