Description
Share with your colleagues why you are taking this course.
You have reviewed both the course overview and syllabus, which contain the course competencies listed below. Take a moment to review each course competency once more.
Competency 1: Create a strategic plan.
Competency 2: Create organizational change strategies.
Competency 3: Propose human, fiscal, and other resources to achieve a strategic goal.
Competency 4: Cultivate new resources and revenue streams to achieve a strategic goal.
Competency 5: Communicate public health science to diverse stakeholders, including individuals at all levels of health literacy, for purposes of influencing behavior and policies.
Evaluate your current skill level or experience for each of the course competencies, using the proficiency scale below (and numerical values). Determine a cumulative total (using the numerical values) and your current skill level (None, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert) based on the total. Record your total or skill level, but do not report it in the discussion post; this portion of the self-assessment is for your purposes only.
1= None—I do not feel I am able to demonstrate any of the competencies.
2 = Basic—These topics are new to me, but I am able to demonstrate one or two of the competencies.
3 = Intermediate—I have been exposed to these concepts before and can demonstrate at least three of the competencies independently.
4 = Advanced—I have been exposed to these concepts before and can demonstrate at least four of the competencies independently.
5 = Expert—I have professional experience in all of the course competencies and can model them for a colleague.
Using the course competencies as a springboard, explain your personal learning goals for this course. Be sure to identify at least two areas in which you feel you would like to deepen your current level of understanding.
Remember to cite any sources and refer to the FEM guidelines as you prepare your post.
Response Guidelines
Read and respond to your peers’ posts according to FEM guidelines, addressing the following:
Compare the two areas of key learning your colleague identified with your own.
Identify at least one common skill that you and your colleague can strengthen to demonstrate increased proficiency in an area of key learning.
Based on what you know about or would expect from a local public health department or agency, how could the common skill you identified help staff in the department or agency to better serve their community?
Resources
Discussion Participation Rubric.
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