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HLTH11027 Foundations of Health
Foundations of Health
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General Information

Overview

On successful completion of this unit you will have an appreciation of social determinants on your own and others' health outcomes. You will understand how culture, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and education play out to influence health at individual, community and societal levels. You will explore the impacts of racism, sexism, poverty and inequality on social gradients and the short and long term effects on health. You will also explore the social protective factors of community connectedness and identity. Finally, you will have the opportunity to refine your academic searching and writing skills through the literacy and information literacy resources provided in this unit.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

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

Bundaberg
Cairns
Distance
Rockhampton

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).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate 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

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 10%
2. Group Work
Weighting: 10%
3. Group Work
Weighting: 40%
4. Written Assessment
Weighting: 40%

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.

Previous Student Feedback

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 Student evaluation

Feedback

I like that first assignment about determinants of health I found it very interesting working with group member then writing a paper based on our experiences. I also think wendy was very good at explaining the assignments and gave amazing resources for preparing assignments. I have used her reading matrix template for other subjects :) The involvement of group work, especially for flex students was a great aspect of this course

Recommendation

The personal reflection and group work activities and assessments will be retained. Narratives of people experiencing various determinants of health will be introduced to further help students see relevance of content from personal perspective.

Action

Group assessment tasks were maintained in Term1 2017. Narratives were introduced in Term 1 2017.

Feedback from Student evaluation

Feedback

This course, although not containing a lot of course content, only 4 modules I found to be difficult. The online collaborative sessions where assessment is explained and any questions answered was only offered one night a week. If students are unable to attend due to work commitments I feel it is a huge disadvantage. Collaborative sessions are recorded to playback, I used information provided to help me complete assessments however, I think I completely missed understood. I feel more explanation is needed for assesement tasks.

Recommendation

Modularisation of content will cease and the course will revert to a weekly structure. I will continue to search for solutions to make tutorials more available.

Action

The four module design was changed to weekly content/topics in Term 1 2017.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Explain social determinants of health across individual, community and national/global scales.
  2. Relate social determinants of health to community connectedness and identity.
  3. Demonstrate appropriate referencing in academic writing
  4. Develop an appropriate argument in an academic essay
  5. Locate and evaluate relevant information using library tools

Not applicable.

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment - 10%
2 - Group Work - 10%
3 - Group Work - 40%
4 - Written Assessment - 40%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - 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 9 10
1 - Written Assessment - 10%
2 - Group Work - 10%
3 - Group Work - 40%
4 - Written Assessment - 40%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Social determinants of health: a comparative approach

(2015)
Authors: Davidson, A
Oxford University Press
Ontario Ontario , Canada
ISBN: 978-0-19-900540-6
Binding: Paperback

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
  • Zoom web conferencing
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Anthea Oorloff Unit Coordinator
a.oorloff@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 06 Mar 2017

Module/Topic

Learning histories

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 13 Mar 2017

Module/Topic

Social determinants of health

Chapter

Chapter 1, pp 1-14

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 20 Mar 2017

Module/Topic

Changing our perspectives of health

Chapter

Chapter 1, pp 15-41

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 1 Due: Week 3 Monday (20 Mar 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 4 Begin Date: 27 Mar 2017

Module/Topic

Early childhood experiences

Chapter

Chapter 4, pp 96-115

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 03 Apr 2017

Module/Topic

Education

Chapter

Chapter 4, pp 115-123

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 2 Due: Week 5 Monday (3 Apr 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Vacation Week Begin Date: 10 Apr 2017

Module/Topic

Mid-term break

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 17 Apr 2017

Module/Topic

Gender

Chapter

Chapter 7, pp 161-179

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 24 Apr 2017

Module/Topic

Culture & ethnicity

Chapter

Chapter 6, pp 145-159

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 8 Begin Date: 01 May 2017

Module/Topic

Socioeconomic status

Chapter

Chapter 3, pp 65-95

Chapter 8, pp 180-200

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 9 Begin Date: 08 May 2017

Module/Topic

Social gradient of health

Chapter


Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 3 Due: Week 9 Monday (8 May 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Begin Date: 15 May 2017

Module/Topic

Protective factors

Chapter

Chapter 5, pp 125-143

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 11 Begin Date: 22 May 2017

Module/Topic

Build environment

Chapter

Chapter 9, pp 201-215

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 12 Begin Date: 29 May 2017

Module/Topic

No topic/readings this week

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 05 Jun 2017

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 4 Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (5 June 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Begin Date: 12 Jun 2017

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assessment 1

Task Description

Reflect on the following questions and write a reflective paper of 750 words on how these issues have impacted on you and your family. You do not need to worry about following a particular format for your reflective paper, but please ensure you have clear sentences and paragraphs so others can understand your meaning.

Questions to reflect on:

- How has the level of my family's income influenced my health?

- How did my early childhood experiences influence my health?

- How has my education influenced my health?

- How has my gender influenced my health?Have I ever experienced discrimination because of my gender?

- Have I ever experienced bullying or discrimination because of my sexual orientation?

- How has my ethnic background influenced my health? Have I ever experienced racism? Has my cultural background influenced my health or the way I think about health?



Assessment Due Date

Week 3 Monday (20 Mar 2017) 11:45 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 3 Friday (24 Mar 2017)


Weighting
10%

Assessment Criteria

This is a Pass/Fail assessment based on submitting or not. You need to submit by the due date because this assessment forms the group work and Assessment 2.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Explain social determinants of health across individual, community and national/global scales.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

2 Group Work

Assessment Title
Assessment 2

Task Description

In your groups (you will be assigned a group in week 3 or early week 4) you will need to analyse the reflective papers of your group and draw out themes, using the template provided in Moodle. Only one member of the group will be required to submit this assessment on behalf of the entire group. All members of the group will receive the same grade (Pass), except if a member has not contributed a reflective paper or contributed to the analysis.


Assessment Due Date

Week 5 Monday (3 Apr 2017) 11:45 pm AEST

Only one student from each group needs to submit on behalf of all members of the group


Return Date to Students

Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2017)

Each student will receive a copy of their marked assignment and grade


Weighting
10%

Assessment Criteria

You will receive a Pass/Fail based on contributing to the analysis.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
All assessments must be submitted via Moodle site.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Explain social determinants of health across individual, community and national/global scales.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy

3 Group Work

Assessment Title
Assessment 3

Task Description

In your group you will complete a workbook that relates to the literature and your own experiences around the social determinants of health. You will choose three factors to focus on in your assignment. This workbook will be available via the course Moodle site. Your group submission will be the workbook itself.

Peer assessment - A proportion of your mark (10%) for this assessment is allocated to 'peer assessment of contributions' so it is in each student's interest to participate and contribute satisfactorily. You will submit your own assessment of each group member's contribution separately. This will be a rating scale around 'cooperation', 'contribution', and 'participation'.


Assessment Due Date

Week 9 Monday (8 May 2017) 11:45 pm AEST

Only one student from each group needs to submit on behalf of all members of the group


Return Date to Students

Week 11 Tuesday (23 May 2017)

Each student will receive a copy of their marked assignment and grade


Weighting
40%

Assessment Criteria

A detailed marking rubric is available on the course Moodle site.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
All assessments are to be submitted via Moodle site.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Explain social determinants of health across individual, community and national/global scales.
  • Demonstrate appropriate referencing in academic writing
  • Locate and evaluate relevant information using library tools


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy

4 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assessment 4

Task Description

Using one of the narratives provided in the Study Guides (weeks 4 - 9), write an essay of 1,500-2,000 words that explains how community connectedness and/or identity could be protective factors for health for the main character.


Assessment Due Date

Review/Exam Week Monday (5 June 2017) 11:45 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Results of the final assessment will be released with the release of grades for Term 1


Weighting
40%

Assessment Criteria

A detailed marking rubric is available on the course Moodle site.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
All assessments are to be submitted via Moodle site.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Relate social determinants of health to community connectedness and identity.
  • Demonstrate appropriate referencing in academic writing
  • Develop an appropriate argument in an academic essay
  • Locate and evaluate relevant information using library tools


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Team Work
  • Information Technology Competence

Academic Integrity Statement

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.

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