Overview
Health managers are challenged to ensure access and equity across all sectors of health care services. This unit introduces you to the ethics and law underpinning these important health care concerns. Policies and strategies are examined for groups who may experience difficulties with access and equity in health care. You will have the opportunity to identify strategies in an organisational setting that may improve health outcomes for a specific group. The impact of access on workforce planning will also be examined together with issues relating to equity and human resource management.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Optional Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Examine the ethical principles underpinning access and equity with a focus on how these are reflected in Australian law and policy
- Analyse social determinants that may impact on access and equity in health care
- Explore barriers and enablers related to access and equity in health care for specific population groups
- Evaluate current policy, strategies, innovations and interventions to address access and equity issues in health care
- Analyse the impact of access in work-force planning, equity in human resource management and strategies to address the issues identified.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 60% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 60% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.mulvogue@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Defining equity and economic influences in health care systems
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Defining access in health care systems
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Examine ethical principles underpinning access and equity and their reflection in Australian law
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Theoretical approaches to conceptualising inequity
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Analysing economic distribution and its role in health outcomes
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Analysing social determinants, geographical and demographical factors influencing equity and access
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Exploring global themes in access and equity
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Exploring international reform in access and equity to health services
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Analysing the influence of the national reform agenda
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Explore barriers and enablers related to access and equity for specific population groups
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Analysing equity in human resource management
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Workplace planning for a more equitable and accessible workforce
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1 Portfolio
Portfolio
-Complete all tasks
-A total of 900-1000 words to be written each week (in total) for portfolio tasks
-Portfolio tasks are described on the Moodle site. A marking guide is used to assess your knowledge and application of portfolio tasks
-Portfolio tasks are due at the end of the following week. This is the case for all weeks, except for Week 1 and Week 2, which are due at the end of Week 3.
Portfolio tasks are due at the end of the following week. This is the case for all weeks, except for Week 1 and Week 2, which are due at the end of Week 3.
Marked portfolio tasks will be returned the week following submission.
Portfolio
Week 1 – Week 11
| High Distinction 85-100% | Distinction 75-84% | Credit 65-74% | Pass 50-64% | Fail Below 50% |
| Structure 20% | ||||
| Presentation 15% | ||||
| Very well presented. No spelling or grammatical errors. Well proof read. Written in clear and cohesive style. | Very well presented. Minimal spelling and grammatical errors. Well proof read. Written in clear and easy to read style. | Well presented. Some spelling and grammatical errors. Written in an easy to read style. | There may be one or more areas where there was evidence of lack of attention to presentation. | Many errors in presentation. |
| Referencing 5% | ||||
| Consistently integrates appropriate references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. | Generally integrates appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations with one or two exceptions. | Partly integrates appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 3 or 4 exceptions. | Occasionally integrates appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 5 or 6 exceptions. | Fails to or infrequent attempts (>7 errors) to integrate appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations. |
| Accurate referencing. No errors. | Accurate referencing. One error. | Accurate referencing. Two errors. | Accurate referencing. Three errors. | More than three errors. |
| Analysis 80% | ||||
| The response is clearly described. The information is well thought through and the information is easy to read and coherent. | The response is clearly described. The information is well thought through, easy to read and coherent. | The response is somewhat well described. The information is easy to read and coherent. | The response is not well described. There is relevant content missing. | The response is not described or the answer is not appropriate. |
- Examine the ethical principles underpinning access and equity with a focus on how these are reflected in Australian law and policy
- Analyse social determinants that may impact on access and equity in health care
- Explore barriers and enablers related to access and equity in health care for specific population groups
- Evaluate current policy, strategies, innovations and interventions to address access and equity issues in health care
- Analyse the impact of access in work-force planning, equity in human resource management and strategies to address the issues identified.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Written Assessment
Written assignment
The written assignment is due on the first day of Week 11. It should not be more than 2,500 words.
Written Assignment
In Australia, it is evident that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have poorer health outcomes than other Australians. The reason for this is complex and multifaceted. Some of these factors are related to access and equity.
In this assignment, you are required to explore health care access and equity issues related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Your assignment should;
- Analyse social determinants impacting on access and equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the sector you work in
- Evaluate current policy, strategies, innovations and interventions to address access and health care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
You are required to reference relevant literature.
The assessment is due to be submitted on the first day of Week 11
Marked assessments will be returned the week following submission.
Written assignment
| High Distinction 85-100% | Distinction 75-84% | Credit 65-74% | Pass 50-64% | Fail Below 50% |
| Structure 20% | ||||
| Introduction 5% | ||||
| Highly appropriate and relevant to content. Provides very clear sense of what follows. | Appropriate and relevant to content. Provides clear sense of what follows. | Largely appropriate and relevant to content. Provides sense of what follows. | Somewhat appropriate and relevant to content. Provides some sense of what follows. | Not evident and/or not appropriate. |
| Conclusion 5% | ||||
| Provides strong sense of closure and highly appropriate. | Provides sound sense of closure and appropriate. | Provides a sense of closure and largely appropriate. | Somewhat provides a sense of closure and somewhat appropriate. | No recognizable conclusion or conclusion is inappropriate. |
| Presentation 5% | ||||
| Very well presented. No spelling or grammatical errors. Well proof read. Written in clear and cohesive style. | Very well presented. Minimal spelling and grammatical errors. Well proof read. Written in clear and easy to read style. | Well presented. Some spelling and grammatical errors. Written in an easy to read style. | There may be one or more areas where there was evidence of lack of attention to presentation. | Many errors in presentation. |
| Referencing 5% | ||||
| Consistently integrates appropriate references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. | Generally integrates appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations with one or two exceptions. | Partly integrates appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 3 or 4 exceptions. | Occasionally integrates appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 5 or 6 exceptions. | Fails to or infrequent attempts (>7 errors) to integrate appropriate references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations. |
| Accurate referencing. No errors. | Accurate referencing. One error. | Accurate referencing. Two errors. | Accurate referencing. Three errors. | More than three errors. |
| Analysis 80% | ||||
| A very clearly documented analysis and content. The information is cohesive and easy to read. | A clearly documented analysis and content. The information is cohesive and easy to read. | Somewhat well documented content. The information lacks analysis, is easy to read. | The content lacks key components and is not cohesively presented. | The content is not complete or attempted or is not appropriate. |
- Examine the ethical principles underpinning access and equity with a focus on how these are reflected in Australian law and policy
- Analyse social determinants that may impact on access and equity in health care
- Explore barriers and enablers related to access and equity in health care for specific population groups
- Evaluate current policy, strategies, innovations and interventions to address access and equity issues in health care
- Analyse the impact of access in work-force planning, equity in human resource management and strategies to address the issues identified.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
