Section outline
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Welcome to the class of Health Education. I am Dr Md Monirul Islam your course teacher for this subject. I will be with you for the next four months and I can assure you this will be an interesting journey. We will navigate through the course starting from its history to the present state. This will be a good platform to share our thoughts and views . Learning will be through lectures and discussion, through brainstorming and interaction. Looking forward to your participation
Rationale of the Course
Health education encourages students to: manage their own well- being; make health-enhancing choices, and plan, and action goals. support the well-being of others; learn how to communicate effectively and see issues from different perspectives.
Course Title: Health Education
Course Code: BPH 2201
Credit Hours: 4.0
Total Marks: 100
CIE 50; SEE 50
Course Content
Topics
Specific Course Contents to achieve CLOs
Alignment with CLO
Introduction to Health education
Definition, concepts, components, philosophy and principles of health education, aims & objectives, changing concepts, approaches & modules of health education.
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Historical development of health education
Underling disciplines and contribution of related field in health education.
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Educational intervention and factors facilitating change
Predisposing factors, enabling factors, reinforcing factors, Educational diagnosis and objective setting for health service program, learning process: theories, Principles, Characteristics etc., Development and
operation of health education services in Bangladesh
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Health promotion
Interventions, methods and contribution to health development, The special in-put e.g. health education for special groups, school children, drug programs needing health education (IPM) in-put e.g. health education for special groups, school children, drug abusers etc.
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Principles of communication
Scope, purpose, definitions and process of communication, Determinants of communication effectiveness — skills, attitudes knowledge levels, socio cultural
values, desires etc., Inhibitors of communication flow coding or complexity.
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Health Communication
Methods and media of communication, Definition and terminology used in audiovisual communication, General type and purposes of methods and media, Characteristics of audio
visual aids, cone of experience, specific methods and their uses, lectures, panels, role playing, demonstrations, discussions etc., Specific media and their uses-flash cards, flip charts, slides, films leaflets, modules, exhibits, posters etc.
1,4
Equipment operation and maintenance
Maintenance of film, slide, filmstrip, overhead, projectors, recorders, magnetic and optic sound projectors etc., Media production. 8.
Evaluation and pre-testing of materials: word familiarity, understanding scale, survey, Planning, organizing and conducting meetings, conferences, seminars, Compiling inventory of sop community media and communication channels, cinema, houses fairs, indigenous media, mobile units, venues, organization etc
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Course Learning ObjectivesCLO1
Understand basic concepts of public health, public health problems and ways to solve, health promotion and the concepts, approaches & models of health education
CLO2
Evaluate the development and operation of health education services in Bangladesh, Interventions, methods and contribution to health development, health promotion model (HBM).
CLO3
Analyze about barriers to communication and Health Communication, develop skills to effectively communicate and disseminate public health knowledge
CLO4
Adapt the concept, key elements and factors influence the Behavioral Change Communication (BCC), understand how to use behavior change theories in the construction and evaluation of health communication campaigns.
Mapping of CLOs to PLOs:
PLO1
PLO2
PLO3
PLO4
PLO5
PLO6
PLO7
CLO1
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CLO2
3
3
CLO3
3
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3
CLO4
3
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Mapping Course Learning Outcome (CLOs) with the Teaching-Learning and Assessment Strategy:
CLOs
Teaching-Learning Strategy
Assessment Strategy
CLO1
Brainstorming sessions, Voice over PPT, Lecture video, Open discussion
Feedback session, Q/A session, H5P (interactive content), Quiz, midterm examination
CLO2
Voice over PPT, Lecture video, Setting interactive session, Mind Mapping
Q/A session, H5P (interactive content), Quiz, midterm examination, Assignment
CLO3
Voice over PPT, Lecture video, Open discussion, Academic debate, Content Analysis
Q/A session Feedback session, H5P interactive content, Quiz
CLO4
Brainstorming sessions, Voice over PPT, Lecture video, Open discussion
Q/A session Feedback session, H5P interactive content, Quiz, final examination
Recommended Books:
1. Bala, P. (1991), Imperialism and Medicine in Bengal: A Socio-historical Perspective, Sage Publications, New Delhi. –
2. C.F. Parvanta, D.E.Nelson, S.A.Parvanta, R.N.Harner (2011), Essentials of Public Health Communication, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Canada
Assessment and Evaluation:
Grades will be calculated as per the university grading structure and individual student will be evaluated based on the following criteria with respective weights.
SL No
Assessment Techniques
Marks/Percentage
1
Quizzes
20%
2
Assignments/Group Assignments
20%
3
Class Participation
10%
4
Term examination
50%
Total
100%
Assessment pattern
CIE – Continuous Internal Evaluation (50 Marks)
Bloom’s Category Marks (50 marks)
Tests (25)
Assignments (10)
Quizzes (05)
External participation in curricular /co-curricular activities (10)
Remember
5
Understand
5
Apply
8
10
Analyze
9
Evaluate
8
Create
5
SEE – Semester End Examination (50 Marks)
Blooms Category
Test
Remember
5
Understand
10
Apply
15
Analyze
10
Evaluate
5
Create
5
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The following topics will be dealt in this lecture
1)Basic concept of Health Education
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Due: Friday, 30 May 2025, 11:56 AMStudents mustMark as done
Discuss what you mean by health education with some examples
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Due: Friday, 30 May 2025, 8:59 AMStudents mustMark as done
Health education is a continuous process and not a one shot mechanism. What do you mean by this statement
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Due: Sunday, 13 July 2025, 9:04 AMStudents mustMark as done
Discuss about primary health care approach
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MID TERM EXAM
Total marks 25
Short questions 18
Broad question 7
Time 1.5 hrs
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Due: Saturday, 16 August 2025, 10:36 AMStudents mustMark as done
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