HSH703 - Health Promotion
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community, Based Delivery*, Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Teresa Capetola |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities and 11 x 2 hour on-campus seminars per trimester |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 11 x 2 hour online seminars per trimester |
| 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. |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. | |
Content
This unit aims to provide an understanding of health promotion concepts and approaches as they relate to contemporary health issues in Australia and internationally. The unit is designed to assist students to: appreciate the key developments in Australia and internationally that have contributed to current understandings of health, its determinants and health promotion practice; examine the range of theoretical and practical health promotion intervention frameworks; become familiar with the information and skills required for the development of evidence-based health promotion programs; and describe and form opinions on dilemmas and difficulties in health promotion practice.
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 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key developments in Australia and international that have contributed to current comprehension of health and health promotion. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify and discuss the range of theoretical and practical intervention frameworks available for health promotion delivery. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply skills in critical thinking and analysis to identify evidence-based best-practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding regarding the information and skills required for the development of health promotion programs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate competency in academic skills, such as sourcing relevant health information and databases as well as academic writing and referencing. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Weekly Unit Discussion Posts | Weekly 100 word discussions posts - equivalent to approximately 1000 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Municipal Public Health and Well Being Plan | 2000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Health Promotion in 21st Century | 2000 words | 40% |
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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 HSH703 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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