Overview

This unit exposes students to real-world health science problems and for students to develop and refine the skills necessary to work in the multi-disciplinary health field. Students will work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams on industry-linked projects, by applying their own discipline-specific knowledge acquired in their degree and by using sound research principles.

Requisites

Prerequisites
HEA20007 Research Methods for Health Science

Rules

187.5 Credit Point in Bachelor of Health Science, Bachelor of Health Science (Professional) and related doubles
AND
HEA20007 Research Methods for Health Science

Equivalent
HEHSH302 - Advanced Topics in Health Science (Discontinued)

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply discipline specific knowledge to a real-world scenario
  • Design a feasible and innovative solution/outcome in response to a predetermined health science problem/project brief by working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Justify the solution/project outcome by synthesizing a wide-body of health science literature and relevant information
  • Recommend an implementation strategy for this solution/project outcome to a wide health science audience

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Online Class
1.00 5 weeks 5
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial
2.00 7 weeks 14
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various
6.50 10 weeks 65
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study
5.50 12 weeks 66
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PresentationIndividual 20% 1,2,3 
Project ReportGroup 40% 1,2,3 
ReportIndividual 40% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Principles to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Project management
  • Problem-solving
  • Effective use of health information and data
  • Innovation in health science

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.