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• Complete assignments per the PHP 667 syllabus.
• Maintain contact with the PHP 667 instructor. Semi-monthly check-in meetings required.
• Meet with the Applied Practice Experience Committee as needed.

APE Timeline

Chapter 4: Field Placements

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Evaluation:

1. Timesheets (P/F); Located on BlackboardTevera.
   1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 200 hours of field experience with their practice site.
      1. During their placement, students are required to submit timesheets noting the number of hours completed at the site. Timesheets are to be completed by the student, signed by the site supervisor, and are due weekly to the internship coordinator. The timesheet can be found on blackboard.
      2. 1. Note: Students are required to meet at least 80% (160 hours) of the required hours to pass the course.
            1. Students completing 80-89% of the required hours will receive a 20% grade deduction on the journals and portfolio assignment.
            2. Students completing 90-99% of the required hours will receive a 10% grade deduction on the journals and portfolio assignment.
   2. Student Evaluations (P/F); See pages 4 and 5 of Syllabus.
      1. At the mid-point of the practicum placement and at the end of the practicum placement, the course instructor will consult with the site supervisor to complete a written evaluation of the student. The written evaluation will be used to determine if the following objectives are being/have been met, and if the student is:
         1. Making steady progress on the completion of the assigned site projects, including any requested reports and papers.
         2. Making steady progress towards the completion of required practicum hours.
         3. Making steady progress towards identified competencies.
         4. Engaging in the site activities as an active participant and contributor to the project or organizational goals.
         5. Communicating effectively, both orally and written.
         6. Interacting with individuals, groups, and/or communities across diverse setting competently.
         7. Respecting the rights of others and maintains confidentiality.
   3. Bi-Weekly Check-Ins (P/F)
      1. Students are required to communicate with the course instructor at least once every two weeks. This check-in can be in the form of an email or zoom meeting and include: Description of how the practicum experience in progressing, a review of any issues or barriers the student is or believe they might experience, a progress report on the APE products as described in the APE portfolio.
   4. Seminars (4 – P/F)
      1. Students are expected to attend 4 seminars (online synchronous) over the course of the semester; must attend at least 3 out of 4 to achieve a “Pass”.
      2. Seminar Schedule
         1. Seminar 1 – Topic: APE Requirement Review
         2. Seminar 2 - Topic: Career Services; Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
         3. Seminar 3 - Topic: Career Services; Networking; Searching for Jobs
         4. Seminar 4 - Topic: Public Health Careers Panel
   5. Journals (30%)
      1. Students are required to During their placement, students are required to track and submit timesheets noting the number of hours completed at the site. Timesheets are to be completed by the student on Tevera and submitted to the supervisor for approval on a weekly basis. The supervisor will then use Tevera to electronically sign the documents.
   6. Student Evaluations (P/F); Tevera.
      1. At the mid-point of the practicum placement and at the end of the practicum placement, each student use Tevera to send their mid-term and final evaluation form to their site supervisors. The site supervisors complete these forms at the mid-term and end of the semester. The written evaluation will be used to determine if the following objectives are being/have been met, and if the student is:
         1. Making steady progress on the completion of the assigned site projects, including any requested reports and papers.
         2. Making steady progress towards the completion of required practicum hours.
         3. Making steady progress towards identified competencies.
         4. Engaging in the site activities as an active participant and contributor to the project or organizational goals.
         5. Communicating effectively, both orally and written.
         6. Interacting with individuals, groups, and/or communities across diverse setting competently.
         7. Respecting the rights of others and maintains confidentiality.
   7. Bi-Weekly Check-Ins (P/F)
      1. Students communicate with the course instructor at least once every two weeks. This check-in can be in the form of an email or zoom meeting and include: Description of how the practicum experience in progressing, a review of any issues or barriers the student is or believe they might experience, a progress report on the APE products as described in the APE portfolio.
   8. Seminars (4 – P/F)
      1. Students attend 4 seminars (online asynchronous) over the course of the semester; must attend at least 3 out of 4 to achieve a “Pass”. See schedule below.
   9. Journals (30%)
      1. Students keep track of their personal and professional learning experiences during their practicum by submitting a semi-weekly electronic journal to the course instructor via blackboard.
      2. The weekly journal writing allows students to document their own responses to the work in their practicum site as well as their observations of the organization, its leadership and the strengths and weaknesses of public health practice at the site. The journal is meant to be a series of personal reflections that communicate the impact of the experience on the formulation of the student’s views of effective public health practice.
      3. Entries should be made at least once a week and include specific accounts of experiences, interactions, and observations. Each entry should be at least one page single-spaced or two pages double-spaced.
      APE Portfolio (70%):
      The portfolio is reviewed by the APE committee
      1. weaknesses of public health practice at the site. The journal is meant to be a series of personal reflections that communicate the impact of the experience on the formulation of the student’s views of effective public health practice.
      2. Entries should include specific accounts of experiences, interactions, and observations. Each entry should be at least one page single-spaced or two pages double-spaced. See rubric on Blackboard.
   10. APE Portfolio (70%):
       

       1. Prior to beginning the practice experience, student submit the APE proposal form for committee review. See APE Milestone Organization on Blackboard for form.

       Students are encouraged to submit drafts of the portfolio products as completed, rather than wait until the end of the experience. The APE committee is then able to provide formative feedback to the student

       The APE committee reviews the completed portfolio for adequacy in demonstrating MPH competencies.

       Note:

       Actions and products produced for the portfolio must be grounded in public health and related theory, concepts, and principles. Elements of the portfolio may require citations;

       Quality of the products and adequacy in demonstrating MPH competencies will be reviewed. Additionally, students who do not provide an adequate portfolio will be required to edit the portfolio until the APE Committee approves the portfolio as sufficiently meeting the requirements. This could result in an INCOMPLETE for the course if additional time beyond the end of the enrolled semester is required to produce a sufficient portfolio.

       The committee will provide one set of feedback commentary, to which the student may respond and revise the portfolio before the final submission.

       Portfolio rubric on Blackboard.

       1. Portfolio to Include:
          1. Cover Page
          2. Table of Contents
       • APE Overview Document (The Proposal Document
       (developed during the Internship Preparation Seminar, reviewed,
       • , developed during the Internship Pre-Planning phase and approved by the APE committee; switched to past tense for this purpose); narrative should include aims/goals of experience and significance of work.
       1. APE Reflection
       2. Product #1, with short brief description of how the product exemplifies the mapped competencies.
       3. Product #2, with short brief description of how the product exemplifies the mapped competencies.
       • Additional Products, as
       necessary.
   11. Appendix, as necessary.
   12. APA Format.
   13. Product Review Process
       1. During the semester, students should maintain contact with the practicum coordinator and share progress on their products for committee review as products are completed, as opposed to waiting for the final portfolio review.
   Portfolio Review ProcessPortfolio must be received at least 48 (business) hours in advance of APE Committee review meeting
   • necessary.
   • Appendix, as necessary.
   1. APA Format.
   1. Portfolio Review Process
      1. Portfolio is due two weeks prior to last day of classes, for review by APE Committee.
      2. APE Committee will provide feedback and student will make edits as suggested, then submit their final, revised copy.
   • Final Portfolio is due by final day of semester, for final review by the APE Committee. Note: Portfolio must be received at least 48 (business) hours in advance of final APE Committee review meeting.
   1. The APE Committee will review and finalize the portfolio grade using the portfolio rubric (see BB). The student then meets with the APE Committee for a final discussion. This meeting must occur before grades are due for the semester.
   2. Meeting Process
      1. Student provides overview of experience (description of overall aim of agency and program worked with, overall scope of their work, competencies demonstrated and associated products); highlights high points and low points of experience.
      2. Committee presents summary of review and rubric.
      3. Final approval is given, or student is asked to make edits.
      Repeat process as appropriate.