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Area/Catalogue
HLTH 1029

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
105467

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Course aim

Provide students with a beginning understanding of the roles and responsibilities of Health Professionals within the Australian Health system.

Course content

Introduction to the Australian health system including regulation and standards; self awareness; principles of WHS; international perspectives in health care; Ottowa charter, World Health Organisation (WHO) categories of impairment, activity and participation, related to social complexities of health and the consumers position and perspective in health care; the roles and responsibilities of professions in health care; professionalism; ethical integrity; academic and professional writing, working and communicating within teams, critical thinking and decision making in the health setting; cultural perspectives including Aboriginal Australians.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial (On Campus) 2 hours x 7 weeks
Online Activities - x across 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment, Group assignment, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

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