Unit Outline

This unit introduces the determinants of health and wellbeing including lifestyle factors. Students are introduced to the types of measures that are used in reporting health information and the ways in which this information is presented and utilised. Students will learn the importance of health measures and develop practical skills required to analyse and present health data and interpret the results. The unit will demonstrate the purpose of different methods of assessing human health, the statistical techniques used to analyse heath data, and how this information may be used to inform health choices, health policy, and practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Demonstrate aptitude and problem solving skills in general numeracy
2.	Describe the important determinants of health and their effect on a range of health conditions
3.	Generate and interpret tables and graphs and utilise this information in reports
4.	Generate and interpret descriptive statistics and utilise this information in reports
5.	Generate and interpret trends and correlation in data and draw conclusions including causal and non-causal relationships
6.	Understand the importance of statistical tests and generate and interpret statistical tests results.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

There have been significant changes made to the MyLO content based on unit feedback. There have been additional on-campus sessions provided and changes made to the delivery of these sessions.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Biweekly quizzes	Week 2	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
Assessment Task 2:	Excel Report 1 - Tables and Graphs	Week 6	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Excel Report 2 - Descriptive Stats & Correlation	Week 9	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 4:	Skills Competency Test	Week 13	20 %	LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 5:	Exam	Exam Period	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO6

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Biweekly quizzes

Task Description:

Biweekly quizzes

6 multiple choice quizzes related to topics in determinants of health and statistical analysis. The quizzes are designed to be formative to provide feedback to students during tutorials on topics relevant to the final exam.

Task Length:

10 minutes per quiz

Due Date:

Week 2

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identify and interpret key concepts related to the determinants of health.	LO2
2	Interpret numerical information and draw conclusions relating to human health	LO1, LO3
3	Identify and interpret key concepts related to the statistical analysis of health data	LO4, LO5, LO6

Assessment Task 2: Excel Report 1 - Tables and Graphs

Task Description:

Excel Report 1 - Tables and Graphs

Excel exercise and mock journal article report focussing on Tables and Graphs

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate ability to generate and interpret quantitative information.	LO1
2	Generate, report and interpret tables and graphs.	LO3
3	Interpret results in terms of Determinants of Health	LO2

Assessment Task 3: Excel Report 2 - Descriptive Stats & Correlation

Task Description:

Excel Report 2 -Descriptive Stats & Correlation

Excel exercise and mock journal article report focussing on Descriptive statistics trends and correlation.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate ability to generate and interpret quantitative information	LO1
2	Generate, report and interpret Tables and Graphs	LO3
3	Interpret results in terms of Determinants of Health	LO2
4	Generate, report and interpret descriptive statistics	LO4
5	Generate, report and interpret trend and correlations in data	LO5

Assessment Task 4: Skills Competency Test

Task Description:

Skills Competency Test

Excel in-class skills competency test covering the skills and reporting performed in the workshops and assignments

Task Length:

One to two pages

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Generate, report and interpret tables, graphs and descriptive statistics	LO1, LO3
2	Generate, report and interpret trends, correlations and statistical tests	LO4, LO5

Assessment Task 5: Exam

Task Description:

This exam will be a written face-to-face, closed book, 2 hr invigilated exam.

Task Length:

2 hours

Due Date:

Exam Period

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate ability to generate and interpret quantitative information	LO1
2	Generate, report and interpret Tables and Graphs	LO2
3	Interpret results in terms of Determinants of Health	LO3
4	Generate, report and interpret descriptive statistics	LO4
5	Report and interpret trend and correlations in data	LO6

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

You will need the following text:
Baldi B. & Moore D., The Practice of Statistics in the Life Sciences. 4th Edition, Macmillan ISBN: 9781319187606
This text is available as hardcopy or eBook.