Module 4

Module 4 consisted more of presentations than actual lecturing of the topics of each week. Although we did not have lectures, the articles of each week helped to provide some insight of what the module consisted of, but there is so much one can learn and understand by just reading articles. I personally learn better when its lectured and explained further in class so that I can help gain a better understanding. Aside from that, the fact that we have had so many presentations has been a great opportunity for everyone to better their presentation skills and I really think that everyone in the class has improved in their use of "umms" and are comfortable standing in front of a large group.

For this module my key insights would include, 1) how public health organizations should collaborate with big name companies as we learned in the article on Kellogg All Bran Cereal, 2) agenda setting related to public health and policy, and 3) the more presentations one does, the better you get. =)

Listening to all the group presentations and seeing everyone's ads is really exciting. Its really neat to see the ideas everyone has on how they plan on reaching their target audience. I know that everyone in the class is "shy" and don't want to speak up, including myself, but like others mentioned, it would have been nice to have people say what they like and don't like about our presentation right there and then, so we know how to improve for the next time.