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Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast

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Unit name Health and Community Services in Australia
Unit code ZAC105
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School University College
Discipline Applied Health
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Availability

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Learning Outcomes

Discipline:
1. Explain the influence and impact of healthcare reform on Australia’s health and community services sector
2. Describe the different ways in which health and community services are organised, funded, governed and distributed
3. Reflect upon practice and use discipline-based knowledge, skills and data to inform service planning, coordination and resource decisions
4. Research and communicate the application of existing and emergent technologies in health and community services

Fees

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Online learning plus two to three x 2 hour face to face tutorials and 1.5 days of face to face workshops.

Assessment

AT1: Multiple-Choice & Short-Answer Quiz (25%)

AT2: Resource allocation proposal (40%)

AT3: Technology Analysis (35%)

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Textbooks

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