Find the subject in the Handbook here. Schedule: March (Dual-Delivery)
Subject Description This subject is a compulsory subject within the Master of Public Health that aims to develop the practical leadership and management skills necessary for the public health workforce. Public Health Leadership and Management will introduce students to relevant theories and models of public health leadership and project management. This knowledge will be grounded in real-life case studies of public health significance, lectures with experts in the field, interactive sessions to practice skills and small team exploration and presentation on important public health projects, including Indigenous health project. |
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• Team Project: Written Team Agreement (5%)
• Team Project: Oral Presentation (20%)
• Team Project: Reflection on Written Team Agreement (5%)
• Critical reflection on learnings around leadership (20%)
• Project management plan (50%)
Of the core subjects in the MPH, this was most poorly organised. Not a lot of guidance on what was required for the assessments. Unlike the previous responder, I did not have leadership experience in the field and found some of the anecdotes about individual guests' experiences interesting. However, this wasn't particularly relevant for assessments
I would highly recommend waiving this course if you have any professional experience whatsoever. The vast majority of the lecture content covers information on being a team player and communication at an incredibly slow pace, while the frameworks and concepts you need to complete the group project successfully are shown on the slide for mere moments. The group projects also varied vastly in difficulty from topic to topic. My group was asked to reduce overpolicing of Indigenous communities with $1,000,000 in 2 years while another group was asked to improve nutrition in regional Victoria, which I found frustrating as the cost demands between the two projects were so different. The saving grace of this class was the tutors, who were…