With the explosion of technology and data in health, the field of health informatics is growing. This unit will evaluate the field of health informatics as a discipline within the health system, and appraise key principles and theories. The foundational elements of data, information, knowledge and wisdom are assessed within the healthcare context. Applicable standards and governance are introduced...

This unit investigates management concepts and theories to improve the integration and functionality of healthcare organisations. Strategies to improve the management of an organisation for enhanced care quality and equitable services will be discussed. A range of management issues are examined including leadership, strategic planning, change, and stakeholder behaviour. These issues are...

Extreme environments are so named due to the unique challenges they pose to human performance. In this online unit you will learn about the factors that characterise an environment as extreme, and how living and/or working in an extreme environment can influence human functioning. In this context, you will consider how individuals and groups can manage distress and enhance resilience. Extreme...

This unit focuses on the occupational therapy role when working with children and youth through a family centred framework.  You will develop the skills used to research, analyse, and understand health conditions, disability, and occupational needs of children, to build your capacity to respond to families who present with complex needs. Through life span and social determinants of health...

In dynamic, high pressure work environments, public sector managers and leaders are now expected to have specialised skills with strategising to overcome complex, and at times intractable, problems. Students undertaking HSP604 will operationalise the complex problem project proposed in HSP603 and write strategic research papers to communicate the outcomes to real world stakeholders. They will...

The organisational resilience and communication fields of knowledge provide frameworks to review clinical governance arrangements. Additionally, quality improvement theory, techniques and approaches are addressed to equip professionals with the practical skills to enhance safe, high-quality care. This knowledge is used to investigate how to achieve effective performance and monitoring systems. To...

This unit investigates theories and strategies for managing and improving complex adaptive healthcare organisations. Models of healthcare organisations will be introduced to analyse their structure, functions, processes and limitations. Complex adaptive systems thinking will be applied to healthcare organisations to understand their actions and points of resistance. Organisational theory will be...

The application of psychological principles within physical activity settings has increased dramatically in recent years. Athletes, coaches, teachers, and allied health professions have come to recognise that adherence to psychology principles in the development of their educational programmes results in improved outcomes for the participant and stakeholder. This unit builds knowledge by focusing...

The Undergraduate Certificate in Community Support provides a contemporary foundation for working in the social and community services sector.Working with industry experts, this course has been designed to build the core skills, capabilities and practices required to meet consumer, community and ...

In dynamic, high pressure work environments, public sector managers and leaders are now expected to have specialised skills with strategising to overcome complex, and at times intractable, problems. Students undertaking HSP407 will engage in deep thinking and critical analysis to formulate their own innovative, strategic evidence-based project proposal focused on addressing a complex problem in...