HDS106 - Diversity, Disability and Social Inclusion
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Julie Kos |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HDS104 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 hour on-campus seminar each week plus additional online independent and collaborative learning activities. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 2 hour online scheduled seminar each week plus additional online independent and collaborative learning activities. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Disability is part of the natural diversity of humankind. This unit explores the complex and dynamic interrelationships between people who have a disability and the society in which they live. Students learn about the different models and frameworks used in defining disability, and their impact on social structures and policy. The unit examines the mechanisms behind social inclusion and exclusion of people with disability, including structural, environmental, and personal influences, from childhood to old-age. Throughout the unit students practice applying inclusion philosophies such as Universal Design, to optimise inclusion across a range of participation settings (e.g., education, recreation, accommodation, sexuality, and family life). This is a level one unit in the People, Society and Disability major on the Bachelor of Health Sciences program. Students in other courses may study this unit as an elective.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Discuss disability as an interrelationship between the person with disability, their impairment, and their environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Define and account for the processes of inclusion and exclusion in relation to people with disability in society. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Describe the consequences of exclusion and inclusion for individuals, families, and society across the life-course and from local and global perspectives. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Generate and evaluate strategies for inclusion across a range of participation contexts. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Communicate information about diversity, disability, and inclusion in an appropriate format for a general public audience. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO6 | Evaluate own work performance against unit learning outcomes and set performance criteria, and modify performance on the basis of feedback. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Written assignment: Case study analysis | 700 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Literature Review and Reflection on Learning | 1200 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Multimedia presentation and annotated bibliography | 2000 words | 50% |
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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.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HDS106 can be found via the University Library.
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.
Unit Fee Information
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