NOUN Workshop: Human behavior in illness

1. HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN ILLNESS
HEM 705

2. • References:
• References are provided at the end of each unit on an individual module.
• When:
• Each module contained topics that are treated in five separate units. The
individual units spread over a period of week 1-5, which will be covered on
the basis of one unit per week.
• Who:
• The learner (teacher/facilitator) is expected to have a pre
knowledge/basic knowledge of human behaviour in Iness. A minimum of
M.Sc. degree in Psychology of Human Behaviour is required
• Vision:
• There should be a visual clarity (no ambiguity) in the learners material. At
the end of the course, the learner should achieve a grasp of practical
knowledge of the course.

3. • Topics:
• Focusing on module 1: Designed to have 5 units expressed in 5 topics.
The topics are listed below as:
• Unit1: Behaviour; Basic concept
• Unit2: Conceptualising Health and Diseases
• Unit3: Conceptualising illness
• Unit4: Model of illness
• Unit5: Illness: The mind-body relationship

4. • Learning Activities:
• Learning Activity will include:-
• a) Addressing issues or answering questions on the treated topics.
• b) Describing personal encounter/experiences in the health care of a sick person
• c) Peer brain storming (this could be a group work/discussion) and generating a
subsequent feedback.
• d) Facilitator field trip to sites of natural disaster, hospitals, emergency and relief
camps. A brief is expected to be written at the end of the exercise.
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Role of Facilitators:
• The facilitator should enhance learning; therefore, learning materials should be
learners friendly. (i.e. Can be self studied and easy to understand)
• Time:
• Please refer to when.

5. • Assessment:
• Tutor marked assignments and student self
assessment serves as veritable sources of
assessment and evaluation for adequacy of a
learning material. In addition, briefs from
experiences from field trips are components
of assessment