SAFE28002 - Psychosocial Hazard Management

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit covers topics related to occupational health and wellbeing in organisations, emphasising the principles of good work design and the integration of occupational health and safety, health promotion, wellness, work design and productivity. Topics include common occupational health hazards such as manual tasks and sedentary work behaviours, as well as psychosocial hazards such as workplace bullying, occupational violence, shift work and fatigue, which lead to occupational stress.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
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 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 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 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Group Discussion 20%
2. Case Study 30%
3. Written Assessment 50%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 66.67% 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: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Students found this unit current and informative and found the lectures very engaging.
Recommendation
It is recommended to keep the current teaching and delivery format. As this was the first time the unit was offered it is recommended to look at the possibility of a deeper dive and expanded view of a couple of areas as suggested by the student feedback.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Students found the visiting speaker on work design excellent.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue to use area specific experts as guest lecturers in this unit where appropriate.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Students were keen to have a deeper dive into a couple of areas in this unit including current and emerging trends outside of the legislative framework and best practice approaches.
Recommendation
As this was the first time the unit was offered it is recommended to look at the possibility of a deeper dive and expanded view of a couple of areas as suggested by the student feedback.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Evaluate the inter-relationships between the workplace, work systems, work environment and people and their impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals
  2. Apply knowledge of occupational health and wellbeing and psychosocial hazards to the analysis of the design of work and work systems and effectively interpret and communicate findings to organisational stakeholders
  3. Assess the risk of injury and/or illness from work-related psychosocial hazards and examine factors that impede workplace performance and sustainability
  4. Evaluate and recommend appropriate changes in work design to optimise occupational health and wellbeing, improve organisational performance and sustainability, and demonstrate respect for human dignity and diversity through an understanding of the impact of health and psychosocial factors at the workplace.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Group Discussion • •
2 - Case Study • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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