Postgraduate MUR-SHP510-2020

Bioethics and Law for Health Care Leadership

Become a true leader with studies in decision making. Consider decisions from every angle – including the ethics and legalities behind them, how they are justified, and when they need review. Learn to lead with a collaborative approach.

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$1,860 $2,110

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

24 Feb 2020
27 Jul 2020

This research-based university in Perth has a strong interdisciplinary focus and a reputation for outstanding teaching and ground-breaking research. With more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from over 90 countries, and campuses in Dubai and Singapore, Murdoch embraces free thinking, shared ideas and knowledge to make a difference, and Open Universities Australia is certainly part of that.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion of the subject you should be able to:

interpret the professional values that influence your professional practice and contribute to legal and ethical decision-making
identify your professional role and responsibilities in legal and ethical decision-making
apply the concepts of collaboration and teamwork when an ethical decision has to be made
classify the legal boundaries within which health care professionals and health care administrators may operate when an ethical decision is to be made
demonstrate knowledge of clients’ rights, and the right of competent clients to be active participants in decision-making about their care, and how this may be achieved
characterise the key legal and ethical issues related to the beginning and end of life
analyse how educational, contextual, political and economic factors may influence legal and ethical decision-making in the health care arena
outline actual and potential problems related to the research of human subjects
appraise your ability to recognize actual and potential ethical dilemmas in the health care context
apply a concept of legal and ethical decision-making that incorporates moral reasoning, deliberation, justification and review of decisions made.

Topics covered

- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Study resources
- Instructional methods
  - Discussion forum/Discussion Board
  - Audio/Video conferencing
  - Online assignment submission
- Online materials
  - Online Assessment

Entry requirements

Others

Enrolment in a Graduate degree.

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject will prepare you to take a leadership role in the workplace that allows collaboration in ethical decision-making. The focus is on recognising actual and potential ethico-legal dilemmas in professional practice, and how decisions are made, justified and reviewed. A conceptual framework will be used to explore the decision making process while examining actual and perceived roles, professional values, and communication and collaboration practices when decisions with an ethical and/or legal dimension have to be made.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

Assessments

The assessment component of this subject includes: (i) Case study analysis involving peer discussion of the two cases on LMS with a final write up for each case study (30%) (ii) Ethical problem solving essay (40%) (iii) Contributions to online discussion topics (30%) Written feedback will be provided on the first three assessments to facilitate student learning and the achievement of unit outcomes.

Online Discussion (30%)
Ethical problem solving essay (40%)
Analysis (30%)

Textbooks

Current study term (23 Feb 20 to 29 May 20)

Ethics and Law for the Health Professions, 4th ed.

Kerridge, I., Lowe, M. and Stewart, C

ISBN 9781862879096

Required

Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 7th ed.

Beauchamp, T.L. and Childress, J. F.

ISBN 9780199924585

Required

Next study term (26 Jul 20 to 06 Nov 20)

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.