Postgraduate Course: Project Management for effective Global Public Health Programmes (GMED11099)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Through this distance learning course students will gain an understanding of effective management methods and how to apply them to public health projects in global health programme contexts. Students will learn core managerial skills such as financial reporting, effective communications, business planning, and developing fundamental budgeting skills. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. a) Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge of the principles of public health project management
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the current policy and practice issues, and the systems and structures that determine how projects are constructed
- Demonstrate an awareness of the key research approaches and challenges for project management
- Explain the organisational factors influencing technology use and adoption
- Be cognizant of the principles of effective Human Resource management
2. (b) Professional skills
- Construct basic budgets and create variance reports
- Design and Develop business plans and strategy plans.
- Understand the processes required for working with and across organisational and professional boundaries to develop multidisciplinary
- understand and implement he processes whereby public health projects can become financially and programmatically sustainable post-donor funding
- Apply the principles learned to professional action
3. c) Transferable skills
&· Application of problem-solving skills to a variety of professional and practice situations and management of own learning and development
&· Understanding and application of the basic principles of strategic planning process and the creation of definable action orientated metrics
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Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. This will include a group exercise and a management report. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities and will constitute 40% of the overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme |
Special Arrangements
| This course will be taught by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment WebCT/ Learn 9 as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access that will be made available to registered users. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Principles of public health project management
Principles of effective Human Resource management
Performance management processes and reviews
Budgets and variance reports, business planning and strategy setting
Processes whereby public health projects can begin to become financially and programmatically sustainable post-donor funding.
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| Transferable skills |
Skills and abilities in Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
&· Understanding of the concepts management
&· Ability to understand and interpret budgetary documents
&· Training to undertake advanced independent research
&· Time management, resource allocation and interpersonal skills
Skills and abilities in Communication
&· Fluency and experience in analysis and in writing in different styles including budgets, essays, technical report, policy documents, briefings)
&· Presentation and group work skills
&· Ability to develop, deliver and contribute to complex arguments
Skills and abilities in Personal Effectiveness
&· Organise time
&· Ability to work alone or as part of a group
&· Work to deadline and under pressure
&· Professionally produce and edit written material
&· Time management, resource allocation and interpersonal skills
Technical/practical skills
&· Peer review skills
&· Ability to evaluate complex thinking and writing
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| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
A 10 week distance learning course Students are expected to spend up to 10 hours per week carrying out readings and practical applications. Specific group and individual tasks will be set every week. |
| Keywords | Global Health, Project management, business management and budgeting |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Liz Grant
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