Courses & Units
Healthcare Organisational Behaviour BAA755
This unit is usually offered in odd-numbered years only.
Introduction
The unit examines internal and external factors that shape micro, mecro, maso and system behaviours in healthcare. Students will scrutinise how the operation of healthcare organisations is determined by stakeholder expectations. Critical organisational issues will be investigated including attitudes, satisfaction, motivation, teamwork leadership, power, culture and climate. Students will appraise how stakeholder expectations manifest into organisational behaviours, organisational performance and clinical outcomes. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis
Summary
| Unit name | Healthcare Organisational Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BAA755 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Australian Institute of Health Service Management |
| Coordinator | Doctor Robyn Taylor |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Develop knowledge of management theory to understand modern healthcare organisations.
- Distinguish between individual, group and organisational approaches to understanding behaviours.
- Evaluate how stakeholder expectations are translated into behaviours within organisations.
- Hypothesise how critical organisational issues shape and are shaped by behaviours.
- Critique organisational responses to individual and group behaviours in relation to organisational outcomes.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not applicable |
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Teaching
| Assessment | Essay (30%)|Infographic & Written Brief (30%)|Case Study (40%) |
|---|---|
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
There are no prescribed texts for this Unit. The learning materials of the unit will be drawn from publications, journal articles and other credible sources and websites. You will be able to access the learning materials through the Content Hub section of the MyLO unit. Journal articles and other readings will be made available throughout the semester via MyLO. |
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| Recommended | There is a set of recommended and supplementary readings available in the learning content section of MyLO. In addition, you are also expected to be familiar with the key academic journals in the discipline from which useful insights may be derived. You are encouraged to regularly review relevant papers published in: BMC Health Services Research BMJ Quality & Safety Journal of Health Organization and Management Journal of Management and Organization Journal of Organizational Behavior Implementation Science International Journal of Healthcare Management International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Useful websites include: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Australian Institute of Health Innovation Seminar series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEM-D1EF1tHglgmqWxZjlPrnuCbIrE5 Clinical Excellence Commission: http://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality: Health Foundation: Institute for Healthcare Improvement: World Health Organisation: The Kings Fund | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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