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Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.
Last updated: 2 June 2020
Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online), CBD*
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ASC209, ASC236, ASC306, ASC309, ASC336
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week
1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
This unit involves an exploration of health across multiple dimensions. This includes a focus on the social patterns of health and illness, which focuses on describing and providing explanations for the differences between major social groups. The unit also addresses social groups in health care, which focuses on the development and current roles of several major occupational groups in the health care system. Social issues in health care, which provides a sociological perspective on a range of pressing health issues, is also a focus of this unit.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit
At the completion of this unit, successful students can:
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1
Apply the sociological imagination to understanding of health and illness
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
Demonstrate up to date systematic and coherent basic knowledge of the sociology of health and illness
GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO3
Appreciate the broader social factors that contribute to health outcomes and health care delivery
ULO4
Demonstrate an ability for critical thinking and analysis in understanding health and illness
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
ULO5
Use information technology skills to collect relevant information
GLO2: Communication
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ASC206 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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