HBS110 - Health Psychology (Behaviour Change)

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Mariel Messer
Trimester 3: Tim Chambers
Previously:Health Behaviour
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HBSM110
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online lecture per week
1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Trimester 2
1 x 1 hour online lecture per week 
1 x 1.5 hour online seminar per week

Trimester 3
1 x 1 hour lecture (pre-recorded) per week
1 x 1.5 hour online seminar per week

NIKERI (CBD) students only: Online independent and collaborative learning activities including fortnightly online practical experiences (workshops), as per online students' scheduled learning commitments.

 

In-person attendance requirements:

NIKERI students only must also attend and participate in 2 x 5 day (10 days) intensives at the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus

Note:

*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only

Quota applies. Online teaching methods require internet access.

Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details.

Content

This unit explores relevant health behaviour issues and their impact on an individual's health and wellbeing. These behavioural issues include: tobacco smoking, alcohol / drug use and abuse, healthy and disordered eating, weight management, engagement in exercise, managing stress, and managing chronic illness.

The unit examines the impact of socio-cognitive factors including self-efficacy and locus of control on behaviour change and how to harness this to enhance behaviour change and goal achievement. Further, the unit discussed theoretical explanations of health behaviour and how they are applied to derive effective approaches to achieving behaviour change.

The unit examines the skills and principles of behaviour modification. Students undertake experiential and reflective learning approaches to develop and understanding of the process, challenges and skills involved in health behaviour change.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify examine and discuss relevant health behaviour issues and their impact on an individual’s health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on how this applies cross-culturally, including for Indigenous Australians.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Identify and summarise the skills and principles of behaviour modification.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Recognise, explain, discuss, and critically evaluate the impact of socio-cognitive factors on behaviour change, including cross-culturally, and apply these factors to enhance behaviour change and goal achievement.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Search the digital literature for discipline specific knowledge, interpret this information and communicate ideas in discipline specific language.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO5

Experience reflective learning approaches to develop a critical argument of the processes, challenges and skills involved in health behaviour change.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Health behaviour case study 1 750 words and a 3 minute video 30%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2: Health behaviour case study 2 750 words and a 3 minute video 30%
  • Week 9
Assessment 3: Online quizzes 10 quizzes with 10 multi-choice questions in each 10%
  • Weeks 2-11
Assessment 4: End-of-Unit Assessment 90 minutes 30%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HBS110 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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