Spring 2020 - HSCI 495 D200

Applied Health Science Project (4)

Class Number: 7028

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Prerequisites:

    Minimum 90 units completed.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A transdisciplinary approach to integrating and applying knowledge from both academic disciplines and non-academic fields to jointly develop innovative solutions to particular scientific and societal problems in human health. Coursework emphasizes collaboration and is based on community-embedded projects.

COURSE DETAILS:

This is an applied course that uses a equity-centered design approach to develop innovative solutions to community health problems. The course is based on team projects and will provide students an opportunity for experiential learning and application of systems thinking to address complex health issues and challenges in the City of Surrey. In this course students will explore key frameworks and concepts in the emerging field of social innovation to better understand a complex health problems and prototype solutions. The final team prototype will be presented at a showcase event with community. Student project teams will be supported and coached by the course instructor and/or community partners throughout the phases of the design process; students will receive feedback on their projects to enable iteration through the full design cycle. 

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Course Objectives:  
Upon completion of the course, students will be prepared to:

1. Apply an equity-centered design approach to solve a complex community health problem.
2. Examine the role of empathy in undertaking social innovation including a range of communication skills to foster collaboration and community engagement while undertaking the team applied project.
3. Critically reflect on how social innovation requires creative, adaptable and reflective processes to assist in the design of solutions that will contribute to health and well-being.

Grading

  • Journals 25%
  • Peer and Self Evaluation 25%
  • Team Projects 50%

REQUIREMENTS:

90 credits completed and permission from instructor.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Additional recommended readings and other materials will be available online through links provided in the course syllabus and through the Canvas course container.

REQUIRED READING:

Circle of Health Kit: Interactive Health Promotion Framework. Prince Edward Island: Health and Community Services Agency (1996). Available free at http://www.circleofhealth.net

City of Surrey's Sustainability Charter 2.0. Available at: https://www.surrey.ca/community/3568.aspx

Stanford D School. Equity Centered Design Framework resources available at: https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/equity-centered-design-framework

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