SLE342 - Risks to Healthy Environments
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Trevor Thornton |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed one of HSH205, SLE102, SLE103, SLE121, SLE201, SLE207 or SEV101 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week. |
| 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 provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and address risks to healthy environments. Through case studies of urban, industrial, agricultural and/or natural environments at risk, students will assess the role of techniques such as indices of environmental health, epidemiology, toxicology and statistics and evaluate environmental and health concerns. They will also study the limitations associated with the various risk assessment techniques; approaches to risk management through policy, legislation, planning and management; risk management principles and planning; appropriate risk avoidance and minimisation; and integration of risk management with environmental management principles.
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify environments at risk and determine the need for a risk assessment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate risk management strategies with the principles of ecologically sustainable development and the precautionary principle. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate methods for conducting risk assessment and analyse data to determine appropriate actions. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Apply risk management strategies to optimise preferred outcomes and monitor risk management outcomes. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Analysis of environmental risks | 1,500 written report | 30% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 Group risk management exercise | 3,000 word collaborative written report | 50% | Weeks 7 and 11 |
| Assessment 3 Case study | 1,000 word written report | 20% | Week 9 |
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 SLE342 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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