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Strategic and Operational Health Management
Postgraduate | CUR-HTHM601 | 2022
Course information for 2022 intake
Learn to steer the design of healthcare organisations and orchestrate change in health service management.Draw on organisational theory to provide leadership and strategic direction. Explore the changes in the future role of health service managers.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Strategic and Operational Health Management
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- examine the unique practice environment for health service managers and the impact of organisational dynamics and governance
effectively interpret and evaluate financial information to inform management decisions in health service organisations
apply key principles and financial management tools to ensure optimal resource allocation in health service organisations
evaluate strategies to lead and manage change effectively.
- Influences on health services management practice
- The changing role of the health service manager
- Health service organisations
- Human resource management in health care
- Work design in health care
- Organisational design in health care
- Working in health teams
- Integrated service delivery
- Managing change in health service organisations
- Decision-making and the health services manager
- Leadership in health care
This subject was previously known as HTHM601 Health Services Management.
In this subject students will focus on health care organisations from a strategic and operational management perspective considering evidence informed decision making, financial and resource management and human resource management. Students will cultivate an understanding of the key components of both strategic and operations management for effective outcomes within health care systems and organisations. This subject encompasses the fundamentals to inform strategic decision making and the action required to determine organisational success. Current issues and trends which impact on the strategic and operations management of health services organisations will be considered. This will be achieved with students utilising a mixture of their own industry experience and scenario based learning to develop the skills to deal with real life strategic and operational situations.
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- Change Management Plan (part one) (45%)
- Change Management Plan (part two) (35%)
- Case Analysis (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE