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Self-Directed Project in Addiction Studies
Postgraduate | TAS-CNA550 | 2024
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Self-Directed Project in Addiction Studies
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify individual learning needs related to alcohol and other drugs and enhance evidence-based practice through independent self-directed learning.
- Critically analyse and synthesise of scholarly and evidence-based literature within the alcohol and other drug field.
- Present professional portfolio entries that comprehensively demonstrate fulfilment of self-identified learning outcomes in relation to alcohol and other drugs.
- Refer to Mylo for study topics
This subject is self-directed, experiential and practice focused. You will demonstrate the development and application of your knowledge and skills in the area of addiction through the development of an extensive portfolio of evidence. The portfolio should reveal enhanced understandings of the complex health needs of individuals and families across a range of settings and best practice interventions in addiction management.
- Literature Review (30%)
- Professional Portfolio (50%)
- Learning Contract (20%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
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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