MSc Health Promotion: HSM141 Leading Change and Partnerships Report

This report, submitted as part of the MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health module HSM141 at Robert Gordon University, critically analyzes leadership, change management, and partnership working in the context of public health. The assessment requires a detailed examination of a chosen case study from Appendix 1, applying leadership theory and skills, analyzing partnership processes and their impact, exploring change management strategies, and examining the role of partnership working in public health. Furthermore, the report includes a reflective passage evaluating personal leadership strengths and areas for development, drawing on professional practice examples and relevant theory. The coursework is supported by appropriate references and research evidence, adhering to a 3,000-word limit and RGU's referencing format.

MSc Health Promotion and Public Health
Leading Change and Partnerships
HSM141
Assessment Guide 2020/2021
School of Health Sciences

HSM141 Leading Change and Partnerships
Coursework
Leadership skills are recognised key attributes for public health
practitioners, who are required to work collaboratively in an increasingly
complex professional landscape in order to successfully achieve health
improvement. These skills have been explored in this module and applied
within the context of change management and partnership working. The
assessment for this module comprises a written piece of coursework that
draws upon this learning.
Guidelines
Choose one of the case studies in Appendix 1 and apply your learning
from this module to critically analyse your selected case study.
Additionally, you will also reflectively evaluate your personal leadership
skills.
Your assessment should, in relation to your chosen case study, include:
• A critical appraisal of leadership theory and skills relevant to public
health practice (Learning Outcome 1).
• A critical analysis of the processes and potential impact of
partnership working, relating this to relevant theory and approaches
(Learning Outcome 2).
• An examination of issues relating to leading and managing change,
including critical discussion of relevant change management theory
(Learning Outcome 3).
• A critical examination of the role of partnership working in public
health and strategies for partnership and public involvement
(Learning Outcome 4).

Your submission should also include, within the word count, a reflective
passage (approx. 400 words) in which you identify and analyse your
personal leadership strengths and areas for development (Learning
Outcome 1). This section should draw on examples from your professional
practice and be underpinned by relevant theory. Guidance on Reflective
Writing will be given during a tutorial. See also the RGU Study Skills
Guide on 'Reflective Thinking and Writing'.
Your coursework must be supported throughout by appropriate references
and research evidence.
Word Limit: 3,000 words
Marking will stop at the word limit.
Submission Date: by 12 NOON on Friday 6th August 2021.
Assessment should be submitted to the dropbox on Campus Moodle,
which incorporates Turnitin software.
Feedback
Students will receive audio feedback and a marking grid detailing
their overall grade.
Results and feedback posted: within 20 working days from the
submission deadline.
Responsibilities
Student Responsibilities
Read the Assessment Brief, Marking Grid and any other
relevant information in detail.
Attend the assessment tutorial timetabled (15 th July 2021),

read the assessment brief in full and in good time prior to the
assessment submission date. Direct any questions about the
assessment via the Assessment Forum on the Module Campus
Moodle Page. The Assessment Forum will close to new
questions one week prior to the submission deadline.
Utilise all formative feedback offered throughout the module:
this takes many forms and includes, workshops, practical
classes, general forum responses.
Fully proof read all work prior to submission for grammar,
spelling and structure of work.
Submit work on time and in the format required by the
assessment brief. It is the students’ responsibility to check
they have covered all relevant points in the assessment brief.
Upon receiving the assessment grade and feedback the
student should read/listen to feedback as appropriate and
ensure they understand the content of this and relevant points
for development. This information should be used and applied
when preparing for future assessments.
RGU Module Leader Responsibilities
Release assessment guidance and associated material at a
timely and relevant point in the module.
Offer formative feedback throughout the module. This may
take many forms; in class/practicals, one to one, whole class
feedback.
Schedule a tutorial session for assessment questions. Set up
a forum for assessment question with a clear indication of the
timescale for responses. Please note lecturers will offer
guidance on assessment but will not answer the assessment
brief for you.
Grade work in accordance with the marking criteria.
Return grade and feedback as per scheduled format and within
agreed timescale.

Offer the opportunity for a 1:1 feedback session, if a fail grade
is awarded. (Please note this may occur in the next semester
depending on submission times)
Presentation
Visit the School of Health Sciences Style Manual to understand how you
should present and format your work.
Referencing
Remember and reference any sources used using the RGU Harvard
referencing format: See library link:
http://libguides.rgu.ac.uk/rguharvard
Turnitin
This coursework must be submitted through Turnitin (plagiarism
software) which is incorporated into the DropBox. Please refer to the
Turnitin Student Guide on CampusMoodle.
Self edit
Use the study skills self-editing worksheet prior to submitting your
assessment:
http://campusmoodle.rgu.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/3669521/mod_resource/co
ntent/1/Self-Editing%20Worksheet%20-%20Updated.pdf
Assessment and Feedback
Denise Penny - Module Leader - will be available during the timetabled
Q&A session for the module to discuss the assessment with students.

To ensure equity in the assessment process for all students, any enquiries
out with this session should be posted to the module assessment
discussion forum on Moodle where students have an opportunity to
receive a response from the module co-ordinator which can then benefit
the whole class. The assessment discussion forum will close to new
questions 1 week prior to submission of the assessment.
Additional Information
Reasonable adjustments will be made for any student with specific
requirements provided they have been screened and assessed by the RGU
Inclusion Centre. The School Inclusivity Co-ordinator will ensure that only
the appropriate academic staff are made aware of the necessary
adjustments required.
The University has a Fit to Sit Policy which students should familiarise
themselves with. Late submission will be dealt with in accordance with
The Robert Gordon University Academic Regulations. Applications for
extensions, or for mitigating circumstances, must be made using the
relevant Robert Gordon University forms which should be submitted
before the submission date except in exceptional circumstance.
All aspects of assessment administration, marking and feedback will be
carried out in accordance with The Robert Gordon University Academic
Regulations and Assessment Policies & Procedures and any Course
Specific Regulations. Students should ensure they are familiar with these
regulations and those pertaining to academic misconduct.
Grades are provisional until ratified by the examination board.

APPENDIX 1
Case Study 1 - The story behind the well: A case study of
successful community development in Makutano, Kenya
This case study documents a collaboration between the Global Fund for
Community Foundations and the Coady International Institute. It tells the
story of a community in rural Kenya, which has, in recent years, been
engaged in a transformative, people-led, community development
process.
http://coady.stfx.ca/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/MCDAcase.pdf
http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-07-03/rural-kenya-community-
organizes-water
Case Study 2 – The Epode Programme
This initiative, which originated in France and is now being replicated
around the world, is working to mitigate or reverse obesity prevalence
rates. The programme takes a large-scale, coordinated, capacity-building
approach for communities to implement effective and sustainable
strategies to prevent childhood obesity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw0DiKbmyI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492853/