2011/12 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DONE5006M Health Needs Assessment

15 creditsClass Size: 54

If you are applying for a stand-alone Masters level module please note you must meet either the general University entry criteria or the specific module pre-requisite for this level of study.

Module manager: Jo Lay
Email: j.lay@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jun to 31 Jan, 1 May to 31 Dec, 1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223) View Timetable

Year running 2011/12

Pre-requisite qualifications

Students will normally have an understanding of the concepts of health needs assessment.

Co-requisites

DONE5005M

Epidemiology

This module is not approved as an Elective

This module is approved as a Skills Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- critically analyse the impact of current government policy on needs assessment and prioritisation of service provision;
- critically analyse the concept of need and its relationship to health and health assessment;
- examine and evaluate a range of models and theories of health assessment;
- identify and utilise current sources of health related data and contribute to the development of such data;
- appraise a variety of tools for the profiling of client populations;
- debate the involvement and influence of consumers and consumerism in health needs assessment;
- critically evaluate the role of technology in health needs assessment.

Learning outcomes
This module will allow the students to develop the following knowledge and understanding in:
- nurses' contribution and role in health needs assessment;
- issues surrounding health needs assessment and risk assessment of client groups and populations;
- developing the skills to identify, critically analyse and implement current tools and frameworks and to contribute to the development of new tools;
- political, socio-economic and environmental issues;
- models and theories of health needs assessment;
- sources of epidemiological and demographic data;
- interpretation of 'hard' and soft 'data';
- concept of need and equity;
- policy and planning in relation to health needs assessment;
- consumer involvement and consumerism;
- technology as an aid to health needs assessment.

Syllabus

This module will allow students to explore issues surrounding health needs assessment and risk assessment of client groups and populations, to develop the skills to allow them to identify, critically analyse and implement current tools and frameworks and to contribute to the development of new tools. Political, socio-economic and environmental issues will be explored. This will be achieved by addressing the following: models and theories of health needs assessment; sources of epidemiological and demographic data; interpretation of 'hard' and soft 'data'; risk assessment; concept of need and equity; nurses' contribution and role in health needs assessment; policy and planning in relation to health needs assessment; consumer involvement and consumerism; technology as an aid to health needs assessment.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	22	1.00	22.00
Seminar	8	1.00	8.00
Private study hours			120.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

A minimum of 150 hours personal study / research time has been allocated to you during this module. This will allow you to complete the appropriate reading of papers, as well as allowing you time to collect data, statistics, literature and information and to prepare for your assignment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

During the module you will be required to undertake course work. This will help develop your learning and prepare you for the summative assessment. This will take the form of student led seminars in both semesters.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 15/05/2013

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