At the end of this session students will be able to know each other 2

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Sessions

Learning Outcomes

Topics

Teaching Strategy

Assessment Strategy

Readings

Session – 1

1. At the end of this session students will be able to know each other

2. By the end of this session students will be able to summarize the course policy 3. After the session student will have an

explicit idea on the course content 4. At the end of this session students will

gain clear understanding on exams

Orientation and

overview of the course Q/A Discussion Group work

Session- 2

1. After the session student will have an idea on ‘what is Communication ’ 2. Different communication definitions 3. Different communication models

Communication and our understanding

Lecture Q/A Discussion

Quiz 1 Midterm Exam Final exam Assignment

Session – 3

1. After the session student can define what is health communication and 2. ‘Relation between communication and

health communication

3. Student can describe communication and health communication

• Communication and health

communication.

.

Suggested Books,

Online Resources and Handout

(available on

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Session – 4

1. After the session student can articulate the characteristics of health

communication

2. Understanding of Social and behavior change communication

3. Develop an understanding on the significance of Health communication and SBCC

• Health

Communication and SBCC

Virtual Learning System)

Session -5

1. After this session students will be able to describe;

2. Purposes and Types of Communication

3. Effectiveness of Communication (intrapersonal, interpersonal and mass) 4. Communication and Culture;

Perception and Self-Concept;

Persuasive Communication

Communication Theories

Session -6

1. At the end of this lesson students will possess an clear understanding on Human communication and behavior theories

Assignment to develop a brief on Human

communication &

Behavior change

Assignment presentation

Session – 7

After this session students will be able to describe;

1. Purposes and Types of Communication

2. Effectiveness of Communication (intrapersonal, interpersonal and mass)

Communication Theories

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3. Communication and Culture;

Perception and Self-Concept;

Persuasive Communication

Sessions Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching

Strategy

Readings

Session – 8

At the end of the session the students will able to;

1. Communication Policies and Guidelines;

2. Theories of Human

communication and Behavioral Change Communication (BCC)

Communication theories and Behavior Change

Lecture discussion

Quiz 1

Session – 9

At this session students will sit for the first evaluation process

QUIZ 1 Lecture

Q/A Discussion MMP

Mid-term exam Assignment Final exam

Session – 10

At the end of this lesson students will able to identify and

differentiate the various Human communication and behavior change and psychosocial factors in health communication

Socio-economic-demographic- cultural risk factors

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Session – 11

At the end of this lesson students can describe the role of various social and psychosocial factors in health communication and behavior change

Socio-economic-demographic- cultural risk factors

Session – 12

At the end of this lesson students will have an understanding on some of the health related human and behavior communication strategies and approaches (individual and Community)

Potential health issue related human communication and behavior change communication strategies and approaches

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Sessions Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Strategy

Readings

Session – 13

At the end of this lesson students will able to describe the health communication strategies and approaches (individual, and community intervention)

Potential public health social and behavior communication change strategies and approaches

Session – 14 At this session students will sit for the second evaluation process

Mid Term Written test Mid-term exam

Session – 15

1. After the session student will learn how to inform, aware and behavior change of a respective community on specific health issue(s)

2. At the end of this lesson students will be able to learn how to educate a community on a targeted health behavior (material development, message delivery)

Community awareness and

education strategies to sensitize and behavior change

Lecture Q/A Discussion Group-work

Final exam Assignment Quiz 2

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Session – 16

1. After this lesson students will understand how will adopt a new approach and change their behavior accordingly

2. At the end of the session they also able to articulate the strategies to sensitize the health problems and its outcome

Community awareness and

education strategies to sensitize and behavior change

Session -17

1. At the end of this lesson students will possess a clear

understanding on the importance of ethical issues on health behavior and behavior change 2. At the end of this lesson students

will able to describe

contemporary ethical issues on certain behavior practice

3. At the end of this lesson students can describe the ethical issues on social norms and human

communication

Ethical issues in human

communication and health behavior

Lecture

discussion/QA

Session – 18

At the end of this lesson students will have an understanding on how to develop a Human communication and behavior change communication strategy

Steps and consideration to develop Human communication and behavior change communication strategy

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Sessions Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Strategy

Readings

Session – 19

At the end of this lesson students will be able to develop Human communication and Behavior change communication strategy

Steps and consideration to develop Human communication and behavior change communication strategy

Session – 20

4. At the end of this lesson students will be able draft issue specific SBCC strategy

Steps of developing issue specific SBCC strategy

Lecture Q/A

Session – 21

1. At the end of this lesson students will able to develop social and behavior change communication plan

Translate SBCC strategy into action Lecture Q/A Discussion

Group-work

Session – 22 At this session students will sit for the third evaluation process

QUIZ 2 Written/Oral

test

Quiz 2

Session – 23 At this session students will submit their assigned reports followed by a presentation session

Report Submission and Presentation

Q/A

Group-work

-Assignment -report Presentation

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Session – 24

1. At the end of this session students will be able to identify the bottleneck of the human communication and behavior change

2. Challenges and solution

Critiques of Human communication and behavior change

Lecture Q/A

Group-work

Final exam

Session – 25

At this session students will get an overall review of the whole course

Review

Q/A Discussion Group-work

Final exam

Session – 26

At this session students will sit for the

final evaluation process Final Exam

Final exam