Technology, Health and Health Care Participation Across the Life Course
Duration
- 1 Semester
Contact hours
- 48 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Define and explain the principles of patient activitation, participation in health and ePatients
2. Describe digital health and assistive technologies in the context of enabling partication in health
3. Define, describe and critically analyse core concepts, theories and issues facing the use and adoption of technologies in society
4. Critically evaluate a technology and report on the experience
5. Develop and present a strategy for using technology to enable participation in healthcare
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Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit involves up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
2 1 |
12 12 |
24 12 |
Specified Learning Activities Weekly Graded Online Forum Activity Readings |
Approx 2 |
12 |
24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Technology report preparation Health participation group project preparation Self-directed study |
Recommended |
|
90 |
TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Weekly Graded Online Forum Activity | Individual | 25% | 1, 2, 3 |
Technology Report | Individual | 35% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Health Participation Project | Group | 40% | 2, 3, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork skills
Content
• Digital technologies enabling participatory health
• Assistive technologies enabling participatory health
• Societal issues influencing technology use and adoption
• Advanced technological applications
Study resources
- Reading materials.