2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5687M Coproducing Health

15 creditsClass Size: 60

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Taught: 1 Apr to 30 June, Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module aims to give students an introduction to the ideology of patient and public engagement, and an immersion in coproduction as a model of service and systems change in the health and social care systems.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Evaluate and hence recognise where the coproduction approach can help develop organisations
- Apply a structured process for designing and undertaking a coproduction initiative
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a coproduction initiative
- Describe and critically analyse the challenges in sustaining coproduction

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Deploy effectively political and interpersonal skills relating to the management of stakeholders

Subject Specific
- Apply a range of investigative and diagnostic skills to identify opportunities for coproduction in an organisation

Syllabus

Indicative content
The origins of co-production
The politics of engagement – consumerism to coproduction
When is co-production appropriate?
The co-production process – in personalized services; in service design; in organizational decision-making.
Evaluating co-production initiatives
The changing role of the professional/manager
The changing role of the customer/user/patient/citizen
Students have the opportunity to apply and demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and methodologies gained in the classroom in a practical way and will be expected to use a learning log to demonstrate learning generated from their own work place practices and observations of others.

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: 24/03/2015

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