Promotion and Health Education

Scholar Year: 2020/2021

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Marta Patricia Argüello Argüello Head Célia Cristina Casaca Soares Colaborador

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes 2 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 2,00 Célia Soares   0,66 Patrícia Argüello   1,33 Theoretical-practical Totals 1 2,00 Célia Soares   0,33 Patrícia Argüello   1,66

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

It is intended that at the end of this course the student is able to:
• Distinguish and link the concepts of health promotion and health education;
• Planning an health education initiative directed to a particular group, including the formulation of specific
objectives, identification of evaluation indicators, technical proposals and results of assessment tools and
process and appropriate pedagogic strategies to the objectives and population target;
• Justify theoretically and conceptually the health education plans;
• Apply basic principles of building materials and educational resources consistent with the objectives and
the target population.

Syllabus

1. Health Promotion and Health Education concepts and determinants of health.
2. Theoretical Models applicable to understanding, predicting and changing health behaviors.
3. Basic notions of planning and programming Health Education initiatives.
4. Strategies and pedagogical techniques in Health Education.
5. Pedagogical communication: actors and appropriateness of the message to recipients and literacy
levels.

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

As a whole, the objectives of the UC value the importance of theory to support and consolidate planned
and effective educational interventions, through its concrete application. Therefore, the syllabuses with
conceptual character are linked intimately with those who involve the application in the design of planning
a training activity or production of educational materials.

Teaching methodologies

The teaching methods are: theoretical sessions, in which they use the lecture method, discussion in large
group, small group work, experimentation sessions, testing and evaluation of pedagogical strategies of
group work and communication.

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The objectives involve the areas of conceptualization and implementation of learning in products
connected with the UC and with the course. The theoretical sessions will be focused on transmission and
appropriation of conceptual tools and some regulatory procedures (eg formulation of SMART objectives).
The practical sessions will be devoted to the training of practical skills, with experimentation, discussion.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

Continuous evaluation will be conducted through a written test (60%) and elaboration in group of practical
work (40%), being mandatory to obtain at least 9.5 (on a scale 0-20). By choice or in the case of failure in
continuous evaluation, the student will hold a final written test.

Assement and Attendance registers

Mandatory Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography