TM5517:03
Advanced Technical Public Health Skills
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
Semester 2 Limited Attendance.
Staff: Dr D Canyon (Coordinator).
This subject provides a number of very useful technical skills essential for the development, management and presentation of public health projects to a moderate level of proficiency. Topics include writing of grant applications, referencing, project planning, timelines and budgeting, Internet functions, website design and creation, database design, geographical information and positioning systems (GIS/GPS), advanced presentation skills and publishing.
Learning Objectives:
- various software packages to assist in project development and management;
- Internet functions and how to build a project web site;
- use of geographical systems (GIS and GPS);
- how to write effective reports, grants and publications;
- how to give effective presentations.
Assessment by assignments (60%); examination (40%).