PUBH6007 Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation

Assessment Task 

Needs assessments are crucial in program design, implementation and evaluation in public  health, as they form the foundation for the evidence-based approach required to design and  evaluate relevant, credible and contextually appropriate programs. 

In this assessment, each individual in the group will need to perform a needs assessment  associated with your group’s chosen health challenge/target population. To generate a  comprehensive understanding of the community need, the group discussion should inform the  different areas that each student will focus on under a particular public health theme. Each  individual will submit a 1,000 word (+/–10%) needs assessment report.

Task Instructions 

Your needs assessment report should include the following information: 

1. Background

This should include: 

• A clear title of your allocated problem/topic. 
• A brief literature review of the current literature that outlines the types of needs  (e.g., normative, expressed, comparative or felt) in your chosen population. 
• A brief discussion about the need analysis and methodological approaches (e.g., quantitative and qualitative research and systematic reviews) you have chosen to  use. 

2. Prioritisation of Needs

• In this section, you will prioritise the needs based on the current evidence reviewed  and develop and present a problem and solution tree. 

3. Justification

In this section, you need to justify your choice of priorities and outline how your needs  assessment will benefit the population. 

4. SWOT Analysis

In this section, you will need to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and  threats (SWOT) of your needs assessment: 

1. Strengths: What unique needs did you identify that others have not?
2. Weaknesses: What are some things that your needs assessment failed to consider?
3. Opportunities: What are some areas in which you could thrive that are not currently taken advantage of?

1. Threats: What are some external factors (e.g., competitors, consumer demand or economic conditions) that could make it more difficult for you to do a needs assessment? 

Format Parameters 

All assessments should include a cover page that states your name, student number, assessment  number and name and the word count  

Assessment should be formatted in 12-point Arial font with 1.5 line spacing. 

Referencing 

It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see  more information on referencing in the Academic Skills webpage.  

Submission Instructions 

Submit your Assessment via the Assessment 1 link in the main navigation menu in the  PUBH6007: Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation Blackboard portal. 

Your learning facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback  can be viewed in My Grades. 

Academic Integrity 

All students are responsible for ensuring that all work submitted is their own and is  appropriately referenced and academically written according to the Academic Writing Guide.  Students also need Students also need to have read and be aware of the Torrens University  Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure and subsequent penalties for academic  misconduct. These are viewable online.