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PCS-30007 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 14 May 2024

PCS-30007 - Leadership and Teamworking in Public Health
Coordinator: Ross Wilkie Room: MSPC1.74 Tel: +44 1782 7 34845
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module will enable students to:
develop knowledge and skills relating to leadership qualities and behaviours
work as part of a team to develop team working skills
evaluate a group project relating to promoting public health (from initial idea to evaluation)
reflect on their own leadership and team working in relation to future employability

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pcs-30007/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically discuss the importance of effective leadership and team working in promoting public health: 1,2
plan and critically evaluate a public health intervention: 1,2
critically reflect on own strengths and limitations relating to leadership and team working, based on their contribution to public health intervention through presentation, and apply these to future employability: 1,2

Study hours

13 hours lectures
2 hours assessment tutorial
30 minute presentation
4 hrs 30 mins observing presentations
10 hours group work
270 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Analysis weighted 50%
A 3,000 word reflective analysis with a focus on leadership and teamworking in health promotion,
A 3,000 word reflective analysis which focuses on leadership and team working in the promotion of health and wellbeing. This includes critical reflection on own strengths and limitations relating to leadership behaviours and qualities, and effective team working skills with reference to the group health and wellbeing promotion activity and future employability.

2: Group Presentation weighted 50%
A 25 minute Group Presentation with a further 5 minutes for questions
A 25 minute group presentation by 4 - 6 students based on the planning and evaluation of a formative team health and wellbeing activity. Team members will self-assess and peer assess their fellow team members' contribution to the activity and presentation using a group assessment tool and this will form part of the individual assessment mark for each student.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 14 May 2024