Unit Outline

This unit introduces healthcare, health professional values and behaviours, and develops the attributes of effective communication, self-reflection, and critical thinking necessary for creating an emerging professional identity, solving problems, and developing reflexivity capabilities. A social determinants of health framework is presented to develop an understanding of the health and wellbeing status of people and communities. You will develop skills in reflective practice and critical thinking as a basis for examining how health professionals promote accessible and responsive services, programs and supports to address health inequities and to increase social and economic participation. You will also examine the ways health professionals have unique and distinctive roles in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness, injury and other physical and mental impairments in accordance with the needs of their local communities. Critical thinking is used to analyse the ways health professionals use social determinants of health, and person and community centred approaches to care to support and advocate for individual and community health.

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.	Analyse bioscientific, social and cultural factors that shape health, wellbeing and illness
2.	Analyse the major influences that shape health care and health professional practice in Australia
3.	Explain the structural and functional components of the Australian health care system and analyse challenges facing the healthcare industry
4.	Describe different health professional roles, identity and values that exist in the contemporary health care environment
5.	Demonstrate the attributes of effective communication, self-reflection and critical thinking for creating a professional identity, solving problems and developing reflexivity capabilities.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No alterations have been made as a result of student feedback

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:	Quizzes	Week 3	15 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 2:	Case activated learning	Week 10	50 %	LO1, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Digital Infographic and Group Presentation	Week 12	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Quizzes

Task Description:

The series of quizzes enable you to demonstrate knowledge of:
• the bioscientific, social and cultural factors that shape health, wellbeing and illness
• the major influences that shape health care and the ways they influence health professional practice in Australia
• the theories and approaches to self-reflection and critical thinking
15% (3 x 5% each)

Task Length:

3 x 15 minutes

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate knowledge of bioscientific, social and cultural factors that shape health, wellbeing, and illness	LO1
2	Identify major influences that shape health care and describe ways they influence health professional practice in Australia	LO2, LO3
3	Demonstrate knowledge self-reflection and critical thinking theory and how they are applied in health professional practice	LO4, LO5

Assessment Task 2: Case activated learning

Task Description:

This assessment task requires you to review a case scenario involving a community member who is presenting with a health concern.

Part A. Scenario Analysis (1000 words)
Using the information provided, analyse influences that may be shaping or impacting the client’s health, wellbeing, or illness at the individual, community, and social levels.

Part B. Critical Thinking and Self Analysis (800 words)
Select one health profession that is of interest to you as a career option. Reflect on inherent values of the profession and compare them with your own personal values. Outline how the professional and personal values might influence the way you interact with a client who presents with a similar concern in a healthcare situation. Use critical thinking to challenge your own personal beliefs and values and express a clear position in relation to how you might align them with health professional values.

Task Length:

1800 words

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse factors that shape health, wellbeing, and illness in relation to a real case scenario at individual, community and social levels.	LO1
2	Demonstrate critical thinking and reflective practice to analyse personal values and their alignment to health professional values.	LO5
3	Demonstrate the ethical use of intellectual property using correct author-date referencing	LO5

Assessment Task 3: Digital Infographic and Group Presentation

Task Description:

This assessment task includes a group activity and individual component.

In groups of 3-4, work together to create a digital infographic. The infographic should present information pertaining to one of the following topics and be accompanied by a digitalised group presentation that explains key elements of the infographic, using statistics and evidence.

Topics include:
• Health profile of a Tasmanian community
• Outcomes of a disease prevention initiative implemented in Tasmania
• A feature of current health system reform in Tasmania

The individual component requires you to prepare a written assignment. Select one health profession that is of primary interest as a potential health career. Describe the values of that profession and how the role of a health professional within that profession currently contributes to healthcare in Australia in relation to the topic selected for the group work activity. Consider the factors driving change in healthcare practice and identify how the role of this profession may evolve or change into the future to impact the topic.

35% (comprising 15% group work and 20% individual work)

Task Length:

Infographic: 200 words, Group Presentation: 15 mins, Written assignment: 800 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate knowledge related to the values of a select health profession in Australia	LO4
2	Analyse the role of a select health professional in current and future healthcare practice	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Demonstrate effective communication and use a consistent system for the organisation and presentation of information	LO5

How your final result is determined

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

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.