Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for DA 109 Fall 2024


Course Number:
DA 109
Course Title:
Public Health and Community-Based Learning
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
10
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Introduces a community-based learning project. Covers working in small groups to plan, create and present an oral health based project to meet the oral health needs of a chosen demographic. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Dental Assisting program.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Research and identify the needs of a community to establish an oral health topic for a target audience.

  2. Develop and implement a community-based learning project.

  3. Demonstrate collaborative teamwork with fellow classmates while developing and presenting the community-based learning project.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  1. Selection of initial group members and formation of small groups

  2. Outline of project including  demographic and topic 

  3. Collaboration meeting with Instructor and classmates 

  4. Discussion posts 

  5. Group and self evaluation of presentation

  6. Reflection paper

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes:

  • Professionalism

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

Concepts:

  • Oral health disparities

  • Racial justice

  • Socioeconomic injustice

Issues:

  • Time management

  • Organization

  • Self direction

Skills:

  • Effective communication

  • Creative planning, development and implementation