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2021 unit information
Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester.
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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
Students must be enrolled in a course within the Faculty of Health, D388 or D381.
For H313/D388/D381: one unit in HSH201 or HSH323
For any Faculty of Health course H3%: must have passed 16 credit points
Nil
HSH322
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
2 x 3 hour on-campus seminars (Week 1 and Week 11); placement x 120 hours (across Weeks 1-11 of trimester);opt-in fortnightly online sessions as announced during the trimester.
Please note that seminar attendance is strongly recommended for all students undertaking HSH303.
2 x 3 hour online seminars (Week 1 and Week 11);placement x 120 hours (across Weeks 1-11 of trimester);opt-in fortnightly online sessions as announced during the trimester.
Placement allocations commence two weeks prior to the start of the trimester therefore, to ensure access to all placement opportunities, students will be unable to self-enrol after this time. Students enrolling after placement allocation has occurred may have limited options therefore, to request a late enrolment, please email health-wil@deakin.edu.au for further information
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
Police Check and Working with Children Check
Prior to commencing a placement, students are required to obtain a police check. The Faculty of Health Work Integrated Learning Team utilise an online service called ‘Fit2Work’, and students will receive an email with instructions on how to apply. Students should not apply for a police check until they have received this email from Fit2Work.
Some organisations may also require students to obtain a Working with Children check if they will be working directly with children or families whilst on placement.
This is a core public health-health promotion unit and an elective unit for undergraduate Health courses that aims to provide students with an in-depth, working understanding of health industry principles and approaches in the field. Students are required to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of work experience in a health-related agency. In addition to developing a practical understanding of their field of study, this experience will help students further develop the professional and personal skills required to work in their sector. The practicum component follows one seminar session covering: the expectations of the unit and an introduction to workplace organisation and context.
Trimester 1 and 2:
Apply the principles, competencies and strategies relevant to public health and health promotion or the Health Science Major in a workplace context.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2
Analyse the social, organisational, political and economic context to which your field of study relates.
GLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO3
Identify the professional and personal attributes required to work in your field of study.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO6: Self-management
ULO4
Evaluate your academic knowledge of Public Health and Health Promotion or Health Science Major and how such knowledge transfers into practice.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO5
Demonstrate interpersonal skills including negotiation, teamwork, conflict management, decision making and problem-solving.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO6: Self-managementGLO7: Teamwork
ULO6
Critically reflect on your work placement and future career aspirations.
GLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-management
Trimester 3:
Apply the principles, competencies, and strategies relevant to your health discipline in a professional workplace setting.
Establish, monitor, and evaluate a negotiated set of organisational, placement, project-specific, and personal learning goals.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
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.
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