HLTH12030 - Drugs in Society

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Psychoactive drug use in our society challenges all of us. This unit analyses individual and societal attitudes to psychoactive drug use by exploring the history of its use, drug policy, public health responses and current media issues. It examines why people use psychoactive drugs and the harms associated with drug use in some people in some circumstances and what can be done to minimise that harm.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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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).

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 32.65% response rate.

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.

Source: Student
Feedback
Would be useful to include some short recorded lectures on key topics.
Recommendation
Review the '3 minute Moodle' topics and extend beyond 3 minutes if appropriate, and/or develop short lectures on key topics.
Action Taken
The unit is being rewritten at the end of 2023, and lectures will be reinstated.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Feedback on assessment tasks could be improved
Recommendation
The unit is being rewritten at the end of 2023 and will include new assessments and rubrics. The unit coordinator will review marking feedback more regularly where a casual marker is employed.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE and discussions with lecturer.
Feedback
Students did not consider weekly forum postings and 3 minute Moodle videoes an adequate replacement for recorded lectures.
Recommendation
The unit is being rewritten at the end of 2023 and will include lectures and weekly tutorials in the new iteration.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Teaching Reflection
Feedback
Student numbers could be increased through promoting to other disciplines such as Paramedics and Allied Health students.
Recommendation
Discuss with the Head of Course.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Forum posts seemed to place pressure on some students.
Recommendation
The role of forum posts will be critically reviewed as part of the unit update.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse individual and societal attitudes to psychoactive drug use, exploring historical, political, public health and media responses
  2. Examine why people use psychoactive drugs and identify the harms associated with drug use for some people in some circumstances
  3. Evaluate strategies to minimise the harm that may be associated with psychoactive drug use

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Online Quiz(zes)
3 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10