Conference presentation (Diabetes New Zealand)
This assignment asks you to analyse professional, lay, and personal knowledge around a health-related topic or health promotion/health education initiative of your choice. You should make this choice during the first 3 weeks of the course. There two parts to the assignment – an aural presentation, and a written piece.
Part 1: Written Case Study
Describe the dimensions of an issue or initiative (e.g. Anti-bullying campaign; The MacDonalds ‘Scale for Good programme’; B4 School Health check; Healthy Families New Zealand; Wai Puna – Water safety; The Well-being Budget; The Childhood Obesity Plan; Te Tai Timu Trust’s initiative… the list goes on). Tell us what it comprises and what its features are.
What lies beneath? Examine the professional, lay and political ideas underpinning the issue/campaign you have chosen. What kinds of points of view about people, health and what is important in life, underpin it? Look to the media and popular culture and try to identify which ‘interest groups’ are invested in particular positions and outcomes in relation to your health topic.Discuss the different ‘discourses’ (sets of ideas) that appear to underpin your chosen initiative. Use at least 5 references in your discussion.
Second opinion? What do you think about this campaign/issue now? Why? What is the likely impact of this initiative on different people.
Marking criteria:
Dimensions of the issue or health promotion initiative are clearly described (5%)
Different views/interests/knowledge that inform the issue/initiative are elaborated with relevant references signalled (10%)
Your own reflections on where you sit in relation to this issue/health campaign and why are discussed (7%)
At least five references are included in your writing, using APA style, and script is grammatically correct (3%)
Part 2: Conference presentation
You will lead a 15 minute presentation (with a further 5 minutes for questions) on your topic with your tutorial group. You may use whatever resources you feel will help you explain your case and engage the class with its content.
Be ready to present from 24 September onwards. You will sign up for a specific date chosen from the following: 24 September (tutorial); 1
October (in tutorial); 8 October (in tutorial).
Marking schedule:
Timing – 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions (1%)
Issue/campaign is clearly elaborated (3%)
Different perspectives on the health issue/program are identified (6%)
Implications are explored(5%
