Spring 2019 - HSCI 449 D200
Community and Health Service (3)
Class Number: 5539
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 3 – Apr 8, 2019: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Surrey
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Instructor:
Paola Ardiles
pardiles@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4578
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Prerequisites:
90 units including HSCI 312 and 319 or 327. Students may be required to successfully complete a Criminal Record Check.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Multi-week service learning project with a community-based partner organization or school arranged each semester. Related class work addresses community partnerships, health promotion, reciprocity, local control, sustainability, participatory research, and skills. Students with credit for HSCI 349 may not complete this course for credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course involves a multi-week service learning project in partnership with the City of Surrey. Class work will address issues related to health promotion practice, community engagement, participatory action research, reflective practice and skill development in the area of health promotion and social innovation. The primary goal of this experiential course is to provide students with a service learning opportunity whereby they are exposed to real-world environment and thus will begin under supervision and with coaching to apply conceptual materials acquired in an academic setting. This experience will assist students to make the transition from academic environment to the real world and thus provide an opportunity for individual reflection on skills, professionalism and person contribution.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this course, students who participate and fulfill the course requirements will be prepared to: Distinguish between different approaches to health promotion including community-based approaches, individual behaviour change approaches and settings-based approaches. Explain the concepts of community-based participatory research, community capacity building and community engagement. Describe how theoretical underpinnings of health promotion can be used within higher education and other settings. Explain several specific community engagement techniques and distinguish some of the strengths and weaknesses of each. Reflect upon personal and professional skills (e.g. self awareness, collaboration, team building professional confidence, reflection)
Grading
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NOTES:
WHAT IS SERVICE LEARNING? American Association of Community Colleges: “Service Learning combines community service with academic instruction, focusing on critical, reflective thinking and personal and civic responsibility. Service learning programs involve students in activities that address community identified needs, while developing their academic skills and commitment to their community” Service learning in this course will address course objectives in three primary ways:
1 It will give students an opportunity to participate in community-based health initiatives
2 It will enable students to gain real world practice applying community engagement techniques to support an ongoing project at the City of Surrey
3 It will give students an opportunity to practice professional skills related to health promotion/public health and reflect on their own learning through this process.
REQUIREMENTS:
OVERVIEW OF SERVICE LEARNING COMPONENT FOR HSCI 449 The service learning portion of this course will include volunteer work with the City of Surrey. Through this volunteer work, students will have an opportunity to gain skills related to health promotion practice, while also contributing to specific projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing community well-being in Surrey.
STRUCTURE of SERVICE LEARNING FOR HSCI 449 Hours Students will commit 30 hours over an 11-week period (approximately 3hours/week) to their service work from Jan – Apr 2017.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
All readings will be made available in class.
Circle of Health Kit: Interactive Health Promotion Framework. Prince Edward Island: Health and Community Services Agency (1996). Available at http://www.circleofhealth.net/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS