Health Professional Essentials
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
PHAR 1008
Undergraduate
No
157421
4.5
No
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
To provide commencing students with the necessary numerical, ethical and academic writing skills and an introduction to appropriate professional behaviours, rights and responsibilities.
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.
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Practical | 2 hours x 2 weeks | ||
Seminar | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Lecture (Online ) | 1 hour x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Essay, Examination, Test/Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.