Postgraduate Courses in Public Health and Primary Care
School of Health Sciences
ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
| Unit title: | POPH65022 Digital Public Health |
| Semester Two | |
| Final | |
| Maximum word limit: | 3000 |
| Assignment Weighting | 70% 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 assignment is a set of questions related to a scenario of your choice. In the
assignment questions below, use and cite high quality evidence wherever appropriate to
substantiate your claims.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
1. Identify a problem in clinical practice which is particularly relevant in your
geographic area (or another geographic area of your choice). Briefly describe the
problem, why it is important and how it impacts on health. (10/100 marks; ~ 315
words)
2. Describe a digital health intervention (DHI) which could be incorporated into
clinical practice to address your chosen problem. (15/100 marks; ~ 475 words)
3. Critically appraise limitations and challenges to the implementation of this DHI in
clinical practice. Refer to relevant legislation and policies where possible. (30/100
marks; ~ 945 words)
4. Discuss whether you think this DHI will widen or reduce health inequalities.
(15/100 marks; ~ 475 words)
5. Describe how you would test and evaluate the DHI. Provide a rationale for your
choices. (25/100 marks; ~ 790 words)
Presentation will account for 5% of the mark (5/100 marks).
LEARNING OUTCOMES TESTED BY THIS ASSESSMENT
| | Understand, synthesise and analyse the implications of digital technologies for public health, in different areas of the world and locally, and incorporate these into existing public health models Understand the measures aimed at harnessing digital technologies for disease prevention, disease management and wellbeing Understand how digital health interventions and data collection/analysis tools can be incorporated into research and practice Analyse policies and interventions on digital health and evaluate their impact on health Appraise and evaluate research using examples from disparate aspects of digital |
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health, both locally and globally
Appraise the opportunities and challenges involved in incorporating digital tools
into public health research and practice
Develop critical appraisal skills and communication skills to enable evidenced
discussions around the opportunities and challenges of digital health
technologies
Apply their understanding of digital tools and health impacts to the development
of real-world solutions
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 mid-term
assignments and 20 working days for your final assignment.
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