ACTION LEARNING STUDY

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Overview

In this subject, students gain practical experience, applying analytical and problem-solving strategies to real health care and public health problems using an action learning framework. This subject is a capstone subject for MHA, MPH and MESH students and an elective for a number of other public health degrees. Students complete an action learning project in public health, health promotion or health services management directed to improving health by integrating skills and knowledge gained in the postgraduate programs of the School of Psychology and Public Health and deepening skills in reflection, project management, planning and evaluation. The concept of reflective practice is applied and students have the opportunity to examine their styles and practice, consider their development needs and how they might ensure ongoing learning throughout their careers. In the process, the students are supported to produce a conference poster and are encouraged to publish an article based on their work undertaken.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Adamm Ferrier

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 5 - Masters

AQF level

Level 9 - Masters Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

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Learning resources

Recommended - Book - Leading and Managing Health Services: An Australasian Perspective

Recommended - Book - Project Management in Practice

Recommended - Book - A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

Recommended - Book - Project Management in Health and Community Services: Getting Good Ideas to Work

Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities

Work based learning (placement):Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Self sourced

Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject

Total hours/days required:

Dependent on sponsoring organisations requirements.

Work based learning additional requirements:

Location dependent on sponsoring organisations requirements.

Career development learning field trips may be required industry informed curriculum (accredited by College Health Service Management).

Industry presentation (part of assessment)

Industry informed projects(heart of subject)

Interprofessional learning (via learning sets)

Professional simulations (preparation for industry presentation assessment)

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Plan, deliver and evaluate projects in an area of interest in public health, health promotion or health services management.

Identify and analyse issues in health policy, provision or management to develop, evaluate and recommend potential solutions.

Interpret and apply the ethical responsibilities and duties of care health practitioners have to participants and their data

Solve complex problems in the delivery of workplace projects.

Reflect critically on their own professional practice and provide insight and feedback to colleagues.

Design and implement an evidence based project, including data analysis and reporting of findings.

Present project results and conclusions through business reports and academic papers, formal verbal presentations, academic posters, and articles for publication

Enrolment rules

Special conditions

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: HMPHC, HMHA, HMHADE, HZPHHA, HZPHID, HZHPHID, HZMBHA, HZMBHO, HMHS, HMERGD. Students must also have completed the core and foundation for their respective degrees (120 credit points) prior to enrolment in this capstone subject or with the Subject Coordinator's approval. Students should have previously completed PHE5PDE (i.e. in the previous year) or alternately be scheduled to complete the subject concurrent with the second semester of study alongside PHE5ALS. If this condition is met there is no need for subject coordinator approval.

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