HLTH SC 1402 - Foundations of Health and Wellbeing
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code HLTH SC 1402 Course Foundations of Health and Wellbeing Coordinating Unit Sch of Allied Hlth Sci & Prac Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 2 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Restrictions Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Hons) or Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) or Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons) Assessment Final examination, various assignments and continuous assessment tasks Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr James Thompson
Phone: +61 8 8313 1777
Email: james.thompson@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 4, Engineering & Maths Sciences Building
Tutor: Ms Casey Brocksopp
Email: casey.brocksopp@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 4, Engineering & Maths Sciences Building
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Describe the key perspectives and theories, including an Aboriginal view of health and wellbeing. 2 Identify and explain the determinants of health, including social determinants of Indigenous health, and how they influence health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations. 3 Discuss the contemporary issues of health and wellbeing in an Australian and global context. 4 Analyse the role of allied health in health care systems and health promotion to facilitate optimal health and wellbeing. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1, 2 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
2, 4 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
3 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
- Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
1 Attribute 6: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.
1, 2 Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
- Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
NoneOnline Learning
All notes, resource manuals and papers for lectures, practicals, tutorial sessions and assessment tasks are available on MyUni as well as lists of suitable readings, online quizzes and links to external websites. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Through this course students will be introduced to a broad range of concepts relating to health and wellbeing through a series of online activities supported with a weekly face to face workshop. There will be an emphasis on exploring different perspectives of health and wellbeing, particularly related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Workshops will enable students to consolidate, apply and integrate their learning from on the online materials.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Workshops: 12 x 2 hours = 24 hours
Examination: 1 x 2 hours = 2 hours
Preparation for Workshop Sessions: 2 hours per session = 24 hours
Preparation for Assessment Tasks = 30 hours
Weekly reading: 2 hours per week = 24 hours
Online modules: 4 hours per week = 48 hours
TOTAL = 152 hoursLearning Activities Summary
Topics covered will include:
- Key Concepts of Health and Wellbeing
- Different approaches to defining health, including multi-level approach to health and well-being
- Determinants of Health
- How living and working conditions influence the health and wellbeing of individuals across the lifespan
- The relationship between key social identities such as gender, ethnicity, culture and health and wellbeing
- Explore individual lifestyle factors which influence health and wellbeing
- The role of health care professionals in facilitating healthy behaviours at an individual level
- How biological determinants influence health and wellbeing across the lifespan
- The importance of primary health care for allied health professionals
- Australia's healthcare system (including the role of federal, state, territory and local governments on funding policy development and service delivery
- How health professionals can influence individual and social determinants of health at the patient, practice and community level
- How public health policy and practice can prevent disease and maintain and promote the health of the Australian population
- The importance of global health concepts for healthcare professionals
- Health promotion and health education principles are applied to enable people to increase control over and improve their health
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Detailed information, including due dates, can be found in the MyUni wesbite for this course.Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome Examination Summative 40% 1, 2, 4 Assignment Summative 30% 2, 3 Continuous assessment Summative 30% 1, 2, 3, 4
Assessment Detail
Written Examination (40%)
An examination covering the entire course content will be held during the University examination period. Students will be required to complete a variety of different types of questions to demonstrate their achievement of the course learning outcomes.
Assignment (30%)
Media Analysis - Students will Identify a health issue in Australia that was reported in the media. Students will choose two determinants of health from two levels of context to discuss in relation to their chosen health issue and explain why they are considered determinants of health, how they influence the health issue and the associated health outcomes mentioned in the media article. Students will need to draw on at least three additional relevant peer-reviewed journal articles to support their explanation.
Continuous Assessment (30%)
An online quiz will be held at the end of each course section and will focus on content covered in the section.
Section 1: Contextualising a multi-level approach.
Section 2: Determinants of health and wellbeing.
Section 3: Approaches to improving health and wellbeing.Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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