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There are no requisites for this unit.
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Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
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).
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
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Phone call
One student discussed the worth in exploring organisational culture within the health service he worked for and the opportunity to understand the origin of the cultural issues he experienced
Continue to engage with students and encourage their reflection on workplace to create deep understanding of organisational culture
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: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.mulvogue@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 11 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Introduction to organisational culture
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Week 2
Begin Date: 18 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Theories of organisational culture
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Week 3
Begin Date: 25 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Let's look at you
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Week 4
Begin Date: 01 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Let's keep looking at you
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Week 5
Begin Date: 08 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Let's keep looking at you
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Vacation Week
Begin Date: 15 Apr 2019Module/Topic
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Week 6
Begin Date: 22 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Cultural assumptions
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Week 7
Begin Date: 29 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Employees and their influence in organisational culture
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Week 8
Begin Date: 06 May 2019Module/Topic
Hidden meanings, valuing and investing in people
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Week 9
Begin Date: 13 May 2019Module/Topic
Systems thinking and recruitment
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Due date for written assessment and presentation 13th May 2019.
Written Assessment and Presentation Due: Week 9 Monday (13 May 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10
Begin Date: 20 May 2019Module/Topic
Risk factors of negative culture
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Week 11
Begin Date: 27 May 2019Module/Topic
Let's look around you
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Week 12
Begin Date: 03 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Positive culture
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Portfolio due on the 7th of June 2019
Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 10 Jun 2019Module/Topic
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Exam Week
Begin Date: 17 Jun 2019Module/Topic
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1 Portfolio
Term 1. 2019.
Portfolio requirements
The portfolio tasks related to learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4. These are listed below.
1. Evaluate key determinants and indicators of positive and negative organisation cultures in health care settings
2. Analyse leadership styles and their impact on organisational culture in health care settings
3. Evaluate a health care setting in terms of their organisational culture
4. Devise strategies to improve an organisational culture in a health care setting
Due date: 7th June 2019
Weighting: 60% of overall grade
What to include when you submit your portfolio
Your portfolio tasks should be entered into Mahara. There is a Zoom guide to show you how to navigate Mahara. Try to complete the portfolio each week. You will find this keeps you up to date. While you compile the portfolio tasks, please include the week and the task you are completing.
For example: Week 3, Task 2.
Use Geert Hofstede’s website to compare two of the listed nation’s organizational values influenced by culture. When you have selected the two nations, consider the differences in the values listed. Describe the culture of the two countries you have selected and analyse why organizational culture may differ for the two countries.
The portfolio requires you to answer questions and, complete tasks and activities. You will see portfolio tasks introduced throughout the reading material on Moodle. A summary of tasks is listed at the end of each week, after the recommended reading section. You will use Mahara to create your portfolio.
Each week the word count for the portfolio is 500 words with a variation of +/- 10%. For example, if you have three portfolio tasks for the week, you would need to divide the words accordingly and the total word count for all three combined tasks should equal 500 (+/- 10%) words. For example – you may decide to divide the word count like this:
Task 1 – 200 words
Task 2 – 200 words
Task 3 – 100 words
Total words = 500 words
A marking guide is used to assess your knowledge and application of portfolio tasks. You are expected to use references to show a wide breadth of reading in regard to the task requirements.
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page and reference list. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Submit to Moodle with the assignment tab. Copy URL of Mahara portfolio and submit.
Exam Week Monday (17 June 2019)
Students will receive an email to inform them the portfolio has been marked. The results will be in the grade book.
PORTFOLIO RUBRIC. HHSM20004. Semester 1, 2019.
| 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. Very well proof read. Written in clear and cohesive style. | Well presented. Minimal spelling and grammatical errors (1-4). 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. | /15 |
| Referencing 5% | |||||
| Consistently integrates appropriate references to support and reflect 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. | /5 |
| Accurate APA referencing. No errors. | Accurate APA referencing. One error. | Accurate APA referencing. Two errors. | Accurate APA referencing. Three errors. | More than three errors. | |
| Analysis 80% | |||||
| The response is very clearly described. The information is very well thought through and the information is easy to read and coherent. There is analysis and clear justification of the presenting topic and very clear discussion. | The response is clearly described. The information is well thought through, easy to read and coherent. There is some analysis and justification of the presenting topic and clear discussion within the analysis. | The response is somewhat well described. The information is easy to read and coherent. There is some analysis evident in the topic presented however key components of analysis are missing. | The response is not well described. There is relevant content missing. | The response is not described or the answer is not appropriate. | /80 |
Comments
No submission method provided.
- Evaluate key determinants and indicators of positive and negative organisational cultures in health care settings
- Analyse leadership styles and systems thinking and their impact on organisational culture
- Appraise a health setting in terms of its organisational culture
- Develop strategies to improve organisational culture in a health care setting.
- Research and apply theories of organisational culture to a current health care setting.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Presentation and Written Assessment
Hospital and Health Services Management
Organisational Culture in Health Care Settings. HHSM20004
Term 1, 2019
Assessment 1
This assessment has two parts. The first part is a written essay and the second part is a recorded presentation.
This assessment relates to unit learning objectives 1 & 2.
These include:
1. Evaluate key determinants and indicators of positive and negative organisational cultures in health care settings
2. Analyse leadership styles and their impact on organisational culture in health care settings
Written Assignment
Word limit: 2,500 (+/- 10%)
Weighting 40% of overall grade
Due date: 13/05/2019.
The written assignment for this unit is to design an Organisational Cultural Assessment framework for your own organisation (or an organisation you have knowledge of). Throughout each week of the unit, different concepts and considerations are discussed and each topic and perspective can assist to write a comprehensive organisational culture assessment for your organisation. Some of the information described in the unit will not be relevant to your assessment, while other aspects will be.
You are required to create an assessment chart, clearly describing the Organisational Cultural Assessment framework. You are then required to justify why you have included each stage and analyse how this may be measured or implemented, justifying how this will improve the culture of the organisation and how you will capture improvements. You will describe how leadership styles will impact on organisational culture. You are required to use relevant literature to support and to guide your discussion. Make your assessment as thorough as you can. Please note that you are not required to complete any of the assessment itself, you should only write the components of the assessment and provide a clear justification for why you would assess the areas you have selected.
Presentation (5 minutes). (Use You Tube and forward link when you submit).
The presentation should discuss an action plan describing how to improve organisational culture in your organisation or an organisation you have come to know. The presentation should be different to the assessment you have completed in the first part of this assessment.
You are required to:
- Describe your organisation’s culture
- Explore the influence of leadership on organisational culture and what leadership styles would influence the organisation
- Describe strategies you would employ as a part of your action plan
- Discussion who could be involved in the action plan and why
- Analyse and justify your action plan and its relevance to your organisation
You may choose to use props, such as a power point to back up the action areas or a white board describing how you would instigate the Organisational Cultural Assessment. Your presentation should be given by you, using any props in the background. Your presentation should be compelling, well-articulated and thorough.
You are required to use APA 6th edition referencing
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page and references list. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Please read the marking rubric before commencing this assignment.
Week 9 Monday (13 May 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Submit to Moodle using the assignment tab
Week 10 Monday (20 May 2019)
Students will be emailed once marking is complete. The results will be in grade book.
No Assessment Criteria
No submission method provided.
- Evaluate key determinants and indicators of positive and negative organisational cultures in health care settings
- Analyse leadership styles and systems thinking and their impact on organisational culture
- Research and apply theories of organisational culture to a current health care setting.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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