• Participation (class and online) 10%
• Presentation of journal article 20%
• Proposal for final written assignment 10%
• Recorded presentation of proposal 20%
• Final written assignment 40%

NOTES:

Class participation (10%): Students will be evaluated on their willingness to participate in class and on the Canvas discussion board, as well as the degree to which their participation enhances discussion in the class.

Presentation of journal article (20%): Students will be required to deliver a live presentation on a journal article that discusses the challenges or issues falling under the topic of valuation of health and health outcomes (examples of topics might include valuation of health outcomes in a specific health condition, valuation of health outcomes in a specific population, drug funding decision making, public engagement, disease adaptation). The presentation should be approximately 10-15 minutes in duration.

Proposal for final written assignment & recorded presentation of proposal (30%): Prior to the submission of the final written assignment, two assessments will be submitted to ensure that you get the appropriate feedback. First, a one page proposal of your patient-reported outcome measure design will be submitted to the instructors for feedback. Second, a recorded 5-minute presentation of your proposal will submitted via Canvas for class feedback.

Final Written assignment (40%): Students will be required to write a final paper that describes the design of a new patient-reported outcome measure. Essays are to be a maximum of 3000 words and will be assessed in terms of both content (75% of the mark) and style (e.g., grammar, flow, ease of reading = 25% of the mark). References are expected and the word limit must be strictly adhered to. Full details of assignments will be given during class.