HSH211 - Australian Health Care System
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Norma Barrett |
| Prerequisite: | HBS107 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly 1 hour scheduled online seminars |
| 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
This unit will explore the Australian health care delivery and funding systems and policies, and its core aims of equity, quality, efficiency and acceptability. Students learn about the health status of the Australian population, the health workforce, levels of health care from primary and community care to secondary and tertiary care and the systems and sectors that manage them. The roles of the States and Commonwealth in the funding and provision of those services is covered, as well as the roles of the public and private sectors, challenges in the provision of health and social care workforce, and current health policy debates.
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 | Explain the core values of the health care system in Australia and how these relate to service provision. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe the health status of the Australian population, issues affecting the equitable distribution of care and how the Australian health care system is responding to this. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Describe the approach to the delivery and financing of health services in Australia through application to specific health service/s. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse components of workforce roles relevant to an Australian health care service, and the workforce challenges that may impact these roles now and in the future. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Situate health services within the overall health care system (public and private; primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care) and explain the roles and responsibilities of local, State and Commonwealth governments in health care provision in relation to specific service/s. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Discuss contemporary issues in Australian and international health care identifying leadership and reform issues/opportunities. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 3:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Critical analysis exercise - Case Study Part 1 | 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Case Study Part 2 | 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Online test | 1 test | 20% |
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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 HSH211 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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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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