TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Development of a French-language online health policy course: an international collaboration JO - Sante Publique A1 - Hébert, Réjean A1 - Coppieters, Yves A1 - Pradier, Christian A1 - Williams-Jones, Bryn A1 - Brahimi, Cora A1 - Farley, Céline SP - 821 EP - 827 VL - 29 IS - 6 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To present the process and challenges of developing an online competency-based course on public health policy using a collaborative international approach.

METHODS: Five public health experts, supported by an expert in educational technology, adopted a rigorous approach to the development of the course: a needs analysis, identification of objectives and competencies, development of a pedagogical scenario for each module and target, choice of teaching methods and learning activities, material to be identified or developed, and the responsibilities and tasks involved.

RESULTS: The 2-credit (90-hour) graduate course consists of six modules including an integration module. The modules start with a variety of case studies: tobacco law (neutral packaging), supervised injection sites, housing, integrated services for the frail elderly, a prevention programme for mothers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and the obligatory use of bicycle helmets. In modules 1, 3, 4 and 5, students learn about different stages of the public policy development process: emergence, formulation and adoption, implementation and evaluation. Module 2 focuses on the importance of values and ideologies in public policy. The integration module allows the students to apply the knowledge learned and addresses the role of experts in public policy and ethical considerations.

CONCLUSION: The course has been integrated into the graduate programmes of the participating universities and allows students to follow, at a distance, an innovative training programme.

Language: fr

LA - fr SN - 0995-3914 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/spub.176.0821 ID - ref1 ER -