HME702 - Clinical Leadership 2

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Kate Kloot
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in H762 Master of Advanced Clinical Practice (Paramedicine Practitioner)

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester 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 - online unit enrolment:

TBA

Content

This unit aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the role of the healthcare organisation in the Australian healthcare system. The impact of Clinical leadership will be discussed in the context of a wider discussion about leadership of organisations within a system context. Students will hear from industry and experts and will have an opportunity to explore contemporary system level leadership challenges through group based interactions and assessment tasks.

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

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO2

Explore notions of risk and reliability in healthcare

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Understand the reality of power struggles within the organisation

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4 Impact of formal and informal leadership in organisations GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
ULO5 Reliance and reliability in healthcare GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written assignment 2500 words 40%
  • Week 4
Assessment 2: Group presentation 30 minutes 40%
  • Week 8
Assessment 3: Written reflective piece 1000 words 20%
  • Week 11

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: HME702 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.

OR

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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