Health Professional Essentials

Course aim

To provide commencing students with the necessary numerical, ethical and academic writing skills and an introduction to appropriate professional behaviours, rights and responsibilities.

Course content

Basic numeracy, arithmetic and algebraic skills underpinning laboratory and dosage calculations, SI units, powers and nomenclature, unit conversion, molarity and concentration units, dilution factors and data representation. Basics of bioethics and research ethics, introduction to indigenous cultural awareness. The role of empirical evidence in making decisions in health practice, understanding, questioning and evaluating evidence. Basics of professional behaviour and codes of conduct (including student codes), rights, responsibilities and consequences. Succinct academic writing.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 x 1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop (Weeks 9 - 14)	2 hours x 6 weeks
Tutorial (Weeks 17 - 22)	1 hour x 6 weeks

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

Assessment

Examination, Test, Written Assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* 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.