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Go to PosterPresentations.com for more information. Student discounts are available on our Facebook page. Go to PosterPresentations.com and click on the FB icon. © 2013 PosterPresentations.com 2117 Fourth Street, Unit C Berkeley CA 94710 posterpresenter@gmail.com A total of 22 students have taken the course since its inception in Spring Semester 2013. It is now being offered every Fall and Spring semesters. As a result of the course,, students are more familiar with conducting literature reviews, have an increased proficiency in analyzing complex public health issues, and understand how cases can be used to better understand and deal with multifaceted problems. CONCLUSIONS The grading rubric used for the case analysis assignment: GRADING g. Recommendations (1 page)—Conclude your written analysis with a discussion of the implications of the problems you identified in the case. Be sure to make recommendations for further action that might be taken to resolve some of these issues. Be specific about what should be done and who should do it. This section discusses specific strategies that the individuals or organizations in the case can do to accomplish the proposed solution. 2. Produce a first draft of your case analysis. Revise and edit the draft. Format and proofread the final report. Develop the PowerPoint Presentation to present your analysis. Finally, include any relevant appendices and references in a proper APA format. COURSE ASSIGNMENTS con’t Evaluation of Students—Measure 2: The major assignment in PHLT 3725 Topics in Public Health includes an 8-10 page double-spaced case study analysis of a public health issue. Each student is assigned a specific case at the beginning of the semester and submit two outlines prior to the final submission of the case. Guidelines for Writing a Case Analysis Written case analyses are short, structured reports. Your task, in writing your case analysis, is to combine aspects of the case and key issues with your perceptions and supported opinions. You must then examine alternatives, choose the most viable solution, and provide evidence to support your views. You obtain this evidence from class discussions, your text readings, outside research, and your personal experiences. Remember, case study analyses are written as reports with headings, not as essays. The paper should clearly identify the relevant sections for the reader. The structure of the paper is as follows: 1a. Title page (1 page)—Use standard APA format to develop a title page. b. Introduction (1 page)—Determine a thesis. Summarize, in one sentence, the principal outcome of your analysis. This is the thesis for your report and should be clearly stated in the first page. The introduction identifies the central problem. c. Background (2 pages)—Take the central problem, and place it in a context for the reader, providing background information about the case. Do not reiterate or rehash the facts stated in the case. Rather, place the case in a research context. The background section demonstrates to the reader that you have conducted research, either academically or in the field, regarding the types of problems that the case study describes. Be sure that your written presentation focuses your diagnosis of the problems on the most important issues. d. Key Problems (1 page)—This is where you identify your thoughts about the problems that exist. It is considered a very important part of the report. Start with the “who-when-where-what-why-how” typical questions. Ask yourself here as you ponder the situation: “What are the problems facing those affected by this problem(s)?” There certainly is usually more than one problem. Identify the ones you see as being instrumental to the success of the strategy. e. Alternatives (1 page)—Now that you have conducted research and placed the problem(s) into a context, you will have informed choices about the alternative solutions to the problem(s). You are not expected to analyze all possible alternatives. However, you should have considered several alternatives when you formed your opinion about the case. Discuss these alternatives and why you rejected them in determining your solution to the case. Why are these viable alternatives? What are the constraints (e.g., money, time, personnel, resources) imposed and the reason that you do not recommend the alternative at this time? f. Proposed Solution (2 pages)—Discuss your proposed solution providing support with solid evidence. Generally, you should only provide one proposed solution. Keep in mind that in the context of the case study, the characters or company can only start on one solution at a time. Which one do you propose and why? Justify why this solution is the best option through a logical argument supported by research. The proposed solution should be specific and realistic. COURSE ASSIGNMENTS con’t Evaluation of Students—Measure 1: In the first assignment for the course, students learn how to access and analyze accurate and current health information and resource materials regarding public health content and health information using the library, electronic journals, and websites. All the students worked with Mrs. Maria Barefoot, Maag Library Health Sciences Assistant Reference Librarian in a tutorial designed to orient students in the process of conducting research. In addition to the tutorial, students research a Healthy People 2020 health topic and write a 1-2 page double-spaced paper using skills acquired from the tutorial. COURSE ASSIGNMENTS Demonstrate knowledge about selected topics of relevance to public health Critically analyze and conceptualize public health problems from health behavior and health promotion, epidemiology, public health administration, environmental health, biostatistics perspectives Apply public health principles and practices in the analysis of public health problems Synthesize, critically evaluate, and effectively present current knowledge relevant to selected public health topics COURSE OBJECTIVES One of the recurrent issues in our program is the inability of students to adeptly demonstrate the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy beyond knowledge and comprehension. As a result of continued discussions with other public health program faculty and students as well as student performance in a number of assignments in various public health courses, it was determined that students needed more practice. We have found that many students need to acquire skills to assist in higher order thinking. As a result, the program curriculum was closely scrutinized to find ways to increase opportunities of learning. One of the results of the analysis was to create a course specifically designed to teach students how to analyze a case. The course, PHLT 3725 Topics in Public Health, is a 1 credit course offered online every semester required for all public health students and recommended during the second semester. INTRODUCTON Youngstown State University Department of Health Professions Keisha T. Robinson, DrPH, MPH Using Assessment to Address Student Deficiencies in Public Health