Program Overview

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Professional/Short Course Knowledge Mobilisation

Course Overview

The Professional/Short Course Knowledge Mobilisation is a 15 credit level 7 module that provides an overview of what knowledge mobilisation is, the theories and frameworks underpinning it, and how it makes research evidence more useful and usable in policy and practice.

Course Details

• Course code: UZYSPN15M
• Level: Professional/Short Course
• School: School of Health and Social Wellbeing
• Campus: Glenside
• Duration: Two semesters
• Delivery: Hybrid (online/in-person)
• Course Director: Dr Emma Douglass

About the Module

This module is open to health and social care professionals and/or academics as a stand-alone CPD module, as well as to students undertaking Masters programmes as an optional module. On successful completion of this module, students will be able to critically discuss the theoretical basis and justification for knowledge mobilisation within the health and social care system, explore approaches to knowledge mobilisation used within the research cycle and with different stakeholder groups, and appraise approaches to evaluating knowledge mobilisation processes and outcomes.

Careers and Further Study

This module can contribute towards the PGCert Health and Social Care, MSc Clinical Practice, and the Professional Development Awards.

Structure

Content

The course syllabus will typically cover:

• A historical perspective of knowledge mobilisation
• An overview of the theories involved in the creation, sharing, and uptake of evidence in health and social care
• Approaches to enable knowledge sharing
• Co-creation of knowledge to facilitate mobilisation practices
• The role of knowledge brokers in facilitating the mobilisation processes
• The roles of evaluation in assessing and improving service initiatives
• Approaches to collecting evaluation data on knowledge mobilisation processes
• Methods for evaluating knowledge mobilisation outcomes

Learning and Teaching

Progress through the module is managed through time-dependent release of online VLE resources to ensure structured progression through the learning materials. This distance learning module provides a learning approach utilising online activities that may include lectures, podcasts, web-based activities, blogs, reading, videos, and tutorials (online discussions). Additionally, the module includes student tutorials and supervision.

Study Time

• Independent study/self-guided study: 114 hours
• Asynchronous face-to-face learning: 36 hours (scheduled through asynchronous online activities)

Assessment

Assessment for this online module comprises a 2,500-word (maximum) mobilisation strategy for an existing project or a proposed project, providing critical justification of selected approaches. Opportunities exist for formative assessment in the module, through discussion posts and individual feedback.

Prices and Dates

Please note that the price brackets for the modules and the specific dates are available upon request.

Features

Study Facilities

The College of Health, Science, and Society has an excellent reputation for the quality of its teaching and the facilities it provides.