Community public health student empowerment: Using appreciation influence control (AIC) and knowledge management (KM)

Abstract
Community Public health Student Empowerment: using Appreciation Influence Control (AIC) and Knowledge Management (KM)
Assistant Professor Yupa Apikomolkorn
Department of Community Public health, Faculty of Science, Lampang Rajabhat University, Thailand
This classroom action research aimed to empower 65 Community Public health students to develop their skills in initiate and manage a participatory health promotion project and knowledge management. The Appreciation Influence Control (AIC) and Knowledge Management (KM) techniques were employed in three courses: Preparation for Professional Experience in Community, Special Problem for Public Health, Field Experience in Community. The teaching-learning process included skill development, health promotion project management and knowledge management. The results showed a concrete sign of the skill development. Twenty two participatory health promotion projects were conducted in the Special Problem for Public Health. Regarding knowledge management, 6 mind maps were created in Special Problem for Public Health and 11 topics of Field Experience in Community were arranged in a tabular form. For the study accomplishment, 20 students enrolled the Preparation for Professional Experience had to resubmit because leave of absence. For Special Problem for Public Health, 3, 3, 6, 8 and 2 student groups completed the course with A, B+, B, C+, and C respectively. For the Field Experience in Community, 4, 14, 24, 16 and 4 completed the course with A, B+, B, C+, and C respectively (3 students withdrawn). According to reports on learning experiences, the students reflected that cooperation leads to development and correct problem solving. The students value self-learning trough practices. Furthermore, the survey conducted after the seminar of using KM for Field Experience in Community indicated that the students gain a better understanding of the knowledge and concepts (good 54.83%, very good 45.16%). Therefore, the AIC and KM techniques can be used to empower the Community Public health students.