SOCSCIPH 200 : Social Science for Health
Arts
2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of health, disease, wellbeing and health-related policies at a range of scales from home to community, local and global. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
- Explain and apply social science theories and concepts to analyse health-related issues. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
- Identify and evaluate conceptual frameworks and consider appropriate methodologies to address questions surrounding health from a multi- and inter-disciplinary social science perspective. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and 3.2)
- Be able to draw on multiple sources and social perspectives to identify and evaluate knowledge claims around health and health inequalities and their context. Able to critically reflect upon multiple information sources. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
- Be able to define health-related problems with regard to their significance, ethical implications, and real-world challenges, using skills in the analysis of social and cultural data. Research, imagine, and aim to create transformative solutions to persistent health problems, inequalities and policy challenges. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and 3.2)
- Communicate effectively in academic English and thoughtfully engage and reflect on one’s own and others’ worldviews, enabling collaborative approaches to issues of health and health policy in diverse places and communities. (Capability 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
- Collaborate with peers and in groups to accomplish tasks, and demonstrate capacity to work constructively as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes. (Capability 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
- Demonstrate honesty and integrity in academic and professional health spheres and be able to apply ethical considerations theoretically and practically through the application of intellectual flexibility, reflexivity and self-directed learning. (Capability 5.1 and 5.2)
- Explore the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to health and wellbeing in contemporary New Zealand, particularly in areas of health care provision and policy. (Capability 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Be able to understand the international and global dimensions affecting health in New Zealand, the Pacific and beyond and act as informed, ethical, and engaged citizens contributing to the consideration and improvement of health to support the development of sustainable social, economic, and natural environments. (Capability 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home-test | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Tutorial group presentation | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Essay | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Final Exam | 40% | Individual Examination |
| 4 types | 100% |
All coursework is compulsory.
Module
This course forms part of the "Studies in Urban Well-being" module:
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/study-with-us/study-options/modules/studies-in-urban-wellbeing.html
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week on each 15 point course that they are enrolled in, including class time and personal study and assignment preparation.
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information,
look at this Canvas page (https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894),
which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.