Postgraduate Courses in Public Health and Primary Care
School of Health Sciences
ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
| Unit title: | POPH60092 Health Economics |
| Semester Two | |
| Final | |
| Maximum word limit: | 3,000 |
| Assignment Weighting | 80% of the total marks for this course unit |
| Assignments must be received by 12.00pm (noon) on | 26 May 2020 |
*Please contact mph.admin@manchester.ac.uk if any exceptional circumstances
arise in advance of the final deadline*
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20
ASSIGNMENT BRIEF
The final assignment consists of a case study in which you are expected to demonstrate
critical understanding of all the aspects of economic evaluation design and application
covered in all the topics in this course unit.
This includes a critical appraisal of a published study. The published study will be posted
on the discussion board.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Read the published economic evaluation carefully then:
1. Present a summary of why the economic evaluation is needed. You should draw
on your understanding of the methods of economic evaluation and the underlying
principles. Remember to consider the general need for economic evaluation, as
well as the specific need for this evaluation [10%]
2. Apply the NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) guidelines to report
the design and results of the published economic evaluation. [25%]
3. Apply the NHS EED guidelines to critically appraise the published economic
evaluation. [25%]
4. Make recommendations for future research, relevant to economic evaluation, that
is needed to allow this research to be implemented in practice. Do this by
proposing one research project (e.g. a systematic review and modelling study or
a trial analysis) that will overcome the limitations described by you in your critical
appraisal (point 3), provide your rationale. Remember to include a focused and
answerable economic question, details on study design, describe how it can be
addressed using primary or secondary data sources and explain how results will
be presented/interpreted. Remember the NHS EED headings when you provide
detail on your chosen methods [40%]
Remember that supporting statements should be appropriately referenced throughout
and critical appraisal (both of the published evaluation and your proposed future
research) is key to demonstrate academic skills.
You will be expected to demonstrate both factual knowledge and skills related to
assessment of economic evaluation. You should be able to justify any comment that you
make. You do not need to review any papers other than the one provided on the
discussion board. If you cannot find the information you need in the paper you select,
then report that in your assignment.
You should use the same structure and headings as the NHS EED handbook but do not
need to limit yourself to the NHS EED guidelines. Remember that the guidelines are just
that, guidance on how to critically appraise and summarise a published paper. The NHS
EED guidelines help to ensure you consider the key aspects of a study to be appraised
and discussed.
You do not need to use the table format of the NHS EED guidelines, but, you do need to
make sure that it is clear that all aspects needed to summarise and critique the study
have been covered. Please remember, that it is just as important to report what data or
information is missing, as it is to appraise the data presented.
You do not need to report the publication details (i.e. the citation) of the paper.
If you do use the table format, then please remember that it will be included in the word
count. Only numerical tables will be excluded (that is, tables summarising numbers).
Tables of text will be included in the word count for this assignment.
Note that for question 4 you are required to propose a study design, you are not
required to do any analysis.
LEARNING OUTCOMES TESTED BY THIS ASSESSMENT
| | Appraise the relevance of health economics to health care and understand issues of scarcity and rationing Explain the key principles and components of economic evaluations |
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| | Produce a focused and answerable economic question that can be addressed using primary or secondary data sources Interpret economic evaluations and assess their role in decision-making, and barriers to their use Apply guidelines to published economic evaluations and appraise the validity and relevance of that research |
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ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE ON CONTENT AND PRESENTATION
All assignments should be submitted as word documents or in a rich text format.
Submit word-processed work as 1.5 or double spacing and number the pages
All students work must have an accurate word count stated at the top left
hand corner of their written assignment. Please note that you may lose marks
if you do not do this, as per word count below.
Include your student number in the header of your document as a means of
administrative identification. DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ANYWHERE IN THE
DOCUMENT.
| | On Blackboard, name the submission title assignment file / document in the following format: |
yourStudentNumber_courseCode_midterm-or-final
References should be consistently laid out in either Vancouver or Harvard format.
| | Ensure you are familiar with the Faculty PGT Assessment Criteria, which can be found in the student handbook |
WORD COUNT
Students must adhere to the specified maximum word limit stated.
In accordance with the University Policy on Marking:
Each written assignment has a word limit which you must state at the top of your first
page. It is acceptable, without penalty, for you to submit an assignment within a range
that is plus 10% of this limit. If you present an assignment with a word limit substantially
exceeding the upper banding, the assignment will be marked but 1% will be deducted
from this mark for every 100 words over the limit given.
In accordance with accepted academic practice, when submitting any written assignment
for summative assessment, the notion of a word count includes the following without
exception:
| | All titles or headings that form part of the actual text. This does not include the fly page or reference list. All words that form the actual essay. All words forming the titles for figures, tables and boxes, are included but this does not include boxes or tables or figures themselves. All in-text (that is bracketed) references. All directly quoted material. |
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Please view this video on how to get an accurate word count:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5aDt1U2jk
PLAGIARISM
The University of Manchester takes plagiarism seriously. All assessed student work on
the MPH is electronically screened for plagiarism and collusion. Any cases where this is
suspected will be referred for investigation at Faculty level. Please see the link below:
http://www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk/guidance-to-students-on-plagiarism-and-otherforms-of-academic-malpractice/
However, this screening also identifies students who are not referencing their work as
carefully or as comprehensively as they should. The most common problem is the
incorrect referencing of ‘direct quotes’. If you receive feedback from your course tutor
that your referencing needs attention please go to the Study Skills Resource in the MPH
Programme Community and ensure that you understand how to reference direct quotes,
or you may find yourselves accused of plagiarism in the future.
SUBMISSION
All assignments are due at 12.00pm UK time (MIDDAY) on the day of submission. If you
have any technical issues with submitting your assignment you should contact the
eLearning team and MPH admin as soon as possible.
Work submitted after the deadline without prior approval will be subject to a late penalty
in accordance with the University Policy on Submission of Work for Summative
Assessment on Taught Programmes. The penalty applied is 10% of available marks
deducted per day/24 hours (from the time of the original or extended deadline), until the
assignment is submitted or no marks remain.
Penalties for late submission relate to 24 hours/calendar days, so include weekends and
weekdays, as well as bank holidays and University closure days.
The mark awarded for the piece of work will be reduced by:
10% of the available marks deducted if up to 24 hours (1 day) late
20% of the available marks deducted if up to 48 hours (2 days) late
30% of the available marks deducted if up to 72 hours (3 days) late
40% of the available marks deducted if up to 96 hours (4 days) late
50% of the available marks deducted if up to 120 hours (5 days) late
60% of the available marks deducted if up to 144 hours (6 days) late
70% of the available marks deducted if up to 168 hours (7 days) late
80% of the available marks deducted if up to 192 hours (8 days) late
90% of the available marks deducted if up to 216 hours (9 days) late
100% of the available marks deducted if up to 240 hours (10 days) late
For work submitted more than 10 days late, it is regarded as a non-submission and will
not be marked. In this case a mark of zero will be awarded and normal resit regulations
will apply.
The sliding scale will only be applied to first-sit submissions. For all referred
(resit) assessment, any late submission will automatically receive a mark of zero.
The unit tutor may take the decision to provide you with feedback about your
performance, but this will be considered formative feedback only.
FEEDBACK
All students will receive feedback for their assignment through Grademark. Instructions
for accessing this can be found in Blackboard (follow the assignment link on the course
home page). This should be available within 15 working days of submitting your midterm assignments and 20 working days for your final assignment.
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