Not available in 2013/14
SA4D3 Half Unit
Valuing Health
This information is for the 2013/14 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Adam Oliver COW3.06
Availability
This course is available on the MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing, MSc in Health, Population and Society, MSc in International Health Policy and MSc in International Health Policy (Health Economics). This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
This course offers a thorough understanding of how we might value health for use in health economic evaluation. The major value elicitation methods, and the assumptions that underlie these methods, are critically assessed. Moreover, possible alternatives to the standard ways in which health is valued and distributed in economic evaluation are considered.
Teaching
10 hours of lectures and 13 hours and 30 minutes of seminars in the MT. 1 hour of lectures in the ST.
Indicative reading
The following are background readings for the course:
J Broome, 'QALYS', Journal of Public Economics, 50, 1993, 149-67; G Torrance & D Feeny, 'Utilities and Quality-Adjusted Life Years', International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 5, 1989, 559-75; G Loomes & L McKenzie, 'The use of QALYS in Health Care Decision-Making', Social Science and Medicine, 28, 1989, 299-308; P Dolan, Chapter 32 in the "Handbook of Health Economics, Volume 1b" (Elsevier, 2000).
Assessment
Exam (75%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Essay (25%, 2500 words) in the ST.
Student performance results
(2009/10 - 2011/12 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| Distinction | 10.5 |
| Merit | 71.1 |
| Pass | 17.1 |
| Fail | 1.3 |
Key facts
Department: Social Policy
Total students 2012/13: 34
Average class size 2012/13: 17
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
- Application of numeracy skills
- Specialist skills
Course survey results
(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)
1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" scoreThe scores below are average responses.
Response rate: 76.5%
Question |
Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reading list (Q2.1) |
1.5 | ||||||
Materials (Q2.3) |
1.7 | ||||||
Course satisfied (Q2.4) |
1.5 | ||||||
Lectures (Q2.5) |
1.6 | ||||||
Integration (Q2.6) |
1.6 | ||||||
Contact (Q2.7) |
1.6 | ||||||
Feedback (Q2.8) |
1.7 | ||||||
Recommend (Q2.9) |
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