Systems-Focused Thinking in Healthcare A
PostgraduateUND-MEDI50192023
Course information for 2023 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Systems-Focused Thinking in Healthcare A
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically review state, national and international trends in health delivery models
- Explore health roles and contributions, to support partnership and collaboration for improved patient outcomes
- Apply financial, business and political acumen to promote, implement and evaluate innovation
- Develop oral presentation and professional writing skills to disseminate innovations in work practice
- Exploring the Australian health system, and national and international polices, frameworks and innovations, trends in health delivery models, inter-professional partnerships to improve patient outcomes, financial, business and political acumen in health, research, and quality improvement in healthcare, professional presentation and writing skills in disseminating innovations in workplace practice, and wicked problems in healthcare.
The aim of this subject is to support a system level thinking approach to the complexities that drive planning and decision making in the complex arena of health. Students will be encouraged to expand their understanding of the health system, and national and international polices, frameworks and innovations that may influence local practice.
Through online learning modules and the completion of a work based project, students will critically appraise and relate learning.
1. Quiz Academic integrity 10%
2. Workplace innovation project plan (1500 wds) 40%
3. Wicked problem essay (2500 wds) 50%- Quiz Academic Integrity (10%)
- Workplace innovation plan (1500 words) (40%)
- Wicked problem essay (2500 words) (50%)
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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:
Core
- UND-HLS-MAS-2023 - Master of Health Leadership
- UND-HLS-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership
- UND-HLS-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateUND-HLS-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership
PostgraduateUND-HLS-GDI
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership
PostgraduateUND-HLS-GCE