MPH508 Assessments Latest 2021 April (Full)

MPH508 Leadership & Administration in Public Health Systems

Module 3 Assessment  

Personal Leadership Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to assess one’s personal strengths-based leadership from a systems perspective and develop a public health leader résumé and personal vision statement.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Explain the various aspects of individual and group organizational behavior including micro and macro perspectives (POs 7 and 8).

CO4: Apply leadership and behavioral theory through research and collaborative projects in healthcare and public healthcare settings (POs 1 and 8).

CO7: Apply systems thinking principles for resolving organizational problems (POs 7 and 8).

Due Date

Submit your completed application by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 3 as directed.

Requirements

In order to prepare your personal leadership paper, you will need to complete your StrengthsFinder self-assessment available through your required textbook:

Rath. T. & Conchie, B. (2013). Strengths based leadership: Great leaders, teams, and why people follow. New York, NY: Gallup, Inc.

The Personal Leadership Paper is worth 250 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Health Professions documents.

Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q&A Forum.

The length of the paper is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 5 pages, excluding title page and reference pages (the one-page résumé should be attached as an appendix to your paper).

APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface):

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction to your paper, but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

Description of strengths-based leadership findings

Assessment of strengths-based leadership findings from a systems perspective

Prepared one-page public health leader résumé (attach as an appendix to your personal leadership paper)

Creating a personal vision statement, apply principles of leadership, governance, and management by addressing how you might best: (a) empower others, (b) foster collaboration, and (c) guide decision-making as a public health leader.

Conclusion

Preparing Your Paper

The following are best practices for preparing this paper:

When introducing the personal leadership paper, be sure to identify the source and background of the StengthsFinder self-assessment and its relationship to the purpose of the paper.

When describing the strengths-based leadership findings, be sure to identify appropriate background information (who, what, where, when, and why) as applies to your personal findings.

When assessing the strengths-based leadership findings, be sure to fully address identified findings from a systems perspective (micro, meso, macro) with examples to support assertions.

When reflecting on the application of the strengths-based leadership findings, be sure to include the one-page public health leader résumé in your appendix, and creating a personal vision statement, apply principles of leadership, governance, and management by addressing how you might best: (a) empower others, (b) foster collaboration, and (c) guide decision-making as a public health leader.

MPH508 Leadership & Administration in Public Health Systems

Module 5 Assessment  

Change Management Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate the application of change management strategies to achieve health equity at micro, meso, and macro levels using application of a systems thinking tool.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Explain the various aspects of individual and group organizational behavior, including micro and macro perspectives (POs 7 and 8).

CO 2: Explain leaderships' critical role in managing and motivating individuals within the work environment (PO 8).

CO 3: Analyze the social and cultural organization dynamics from a leadership perspective (POs 1, 5, and 8).

CO 4: Apply leadership and behavioral theory through research and collaborative projects in healthcare and public health settings (POs 1 and 8).

CO 5: Identify effective management of interpersonal and intrapersonal issues in general and in public healthcare settings (POs 7, 8, and 9).

CO 7: Apply systems thinking principles for resolving organizational problems (POs 7 and 8).

Requirements

In order to prepare your change management paper, you will need to familiarize yourself with systems thinking tools such as are described in your required textbook (Rowitz, 2014). The following resources will also help:

The Systems Thinker - Palette of Systems Thinking Tools website (Links to an external site.)

Peters, D. H. (2014). The application of systems thinking in health: Why use systems thinking? Health Research Policy and Systems, 12, 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-12-51 (Links to an external site.)

The Change Management Paper is worth 250 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Health Professions documents.

Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q&A Forum.

The length of the paper is to be no less than 5 and no greater than 7 pages, excluding title page and reference pages.

APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface):

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction to your paper, but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

Introduction to the purpose of the change management paper

Description of the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieve health equity at micro (population/community), meso (public health/organizational), and macro (regulatory/societal) system levels

Description of selected change management theory

Presentation of the structure, process (function), and expected outcomes of selected change strategies to achieve health equity at the described micro, meso, and macro levels using a systems thinking tool of your choosing to address each system level. You will create the visual representation using an appropriate systems thinking tool introduced in the David Peters (2014) article (e.g. casual loop, stock and flow diagram, process map, etc.).

Reflection and discussion of change management evaluation and sustainability

Conclusion

Preparing Your Paper

The following are best practices for preparing this paper:

When introducing the change management paper, be sure to identify the purpose of the paper and the need to consider potential benefits of change management to address threats to health equity in public health.

When describing the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieve health equity at micro (population/community), meso (public health/organizational), and macro (regulatory/societal) levels, be sure to identify appropriate background information (who, what, where, when, and why) as applies to each threat to health equity.

When describing the selected change management theory, be sure to properly cite the author and source of the theory as well as your rationale for the selected theoretical approach and each step of the selected theoretical model.

4. When presenting the structure, process (function), and expected outcomes of selected change strategies to achieve health equity from a systems perspective (micro, meso, macro), be sure to include a systems thinking tool of your choosing to address each system level.

When reflecting on the selected change management recommendations, be certain to address relevant elements of evaluation and sustainability.

MPH508 Leadership & Administration in Public Health Systems

Module 7 Assessment  

Public Health Business Plan

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate the use of budgetary and resource management skills to build a business acumen for public health practice.

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcome:

CO 3: Analyze the social and cultural organization dynamics from a leadership perspective (POs 1, 5, and 8).

CO 6:  Apply quality and performance improvement concepts to address organizational performance issues (POs 2 and 3).

CO 8: Demonstrate leadership skills for building collaborative partnerships (POs 7, 8, and 9).

Requirements

In order to prepare your public health business plan, you will need to complete assigned readings through your required textbook:

Orton, S. N., Menkens, A. J., & Santos, P. (2011). Public health business planning: A practical guide. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

The Public Health Business Plan is worth 260 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Health Professions documents.

Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum.

The length of the paper is to be no less than 7 and no greater than 10 pages, excluding title page and reference pages.

APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface):

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction to your paper, but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

Introduction to the purpose of the public health business plan to demonstrate the use of budgetary and resource management skills to build a business acumen for public health practice

Description of the proposed public health business from a social marketing and target analysis perspective including identified partnerships and potential collaboration points

Presentation of proposed operations management including implementation plan and timeline

Presentation of proposed budgetary and resource management plans including proposed fiscal, human, and information resources

Discussion of public health business planned evaluation, quality improvement, and sustainability

Conclusion

Preparing Your Paper

The following are best practices for preparing this paper:

When introducing the public health business plan, be sure to identify the purpose of the plan in demonstrating the use of budgetary and resource management skills to build a business acumen for public health practice.

When describing the proposed public health business, be certain to address social marketing and target analysis aspects of the proposal as well as identified partnerships and potential collaboration points.

When presenting proposed operations for the public health business plan, be certain to include a three-year operations timetable (may use GANTT or PERT chart).

When presenting proposed financials for the public health business plan, be certain to include a three-year budget that includes consideration of fiscal, human, and information resources.

When discussing the public health business plans for evaluation, quality improvement (QI), and sustainability, be certain to address potential exit strategy.