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Health Projects in Aboriginal Settings (RURA90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Shepparton)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject requires students to undertake a project within an Aboriginal community on a topic selected by the student in consultation with the community. The subject critically examines key principles and processes involved in conducting community projects, and considers the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of such work. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the role and nature of community engagement and participation, application of the project, specifically in rural contexts, and potential outcomes for and empowerment of the specific community. In undertaking this subject, students will gain community development and project management skills and be introduced to a range of orthodox and alternative methodologies.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critique and evaluate different approaches to community projects
- Conduct a community-based health project in an Aboriginal community
- Integrate Aboriginal and Western knowledges relevant to a specific project
- Produce project reports for Aboriginal communities
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Applying complex theories to social/health issues
- Sourcing, evaluating and synthesising research and health-related literature
- Project design and implementation
- Community engagement and consultation
- High level written communication
- Using Microsoft Office programs and related software
- Creative forms of presenting useful information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Subjects for the Specialist Certificate in Empowering Health in Aboriginal Communities may not be taken concurrently (in the same study period).
To commence this subject, students must have passed the following subject:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| RURA90008 | Utilising Knowledge in Aboriginal Health | Semester 1 (On Campus - Shepparton) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have some background in:
- working in a health-related field
- working in and/or for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community
- community service or a desire to serve community
- understanding of the social model of health
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
Student attendance at the intensive sessions is required for 100% of the time unless written agreement from the course coordinator is attained. Failure to attend 100% of the intensive sessions will result in failure of the subject.
Each student will receive a participation mark for this subject. An average score will provide a participation mark worth 10% of the subject’s assessment.
Students enrolled in this subject will require a current police check and working with children check.
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.
It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
As Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian students will be part of the student cohort, cultural issues will be accounted for where reasonably practical. In addition, requirements to travel to attend the course will be considered and travel scholarships may be available to eligible students.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Community project consultation process plan (with supporting academic literature and community consultation and knowledge sources)
| Week 3 | 20% |
Project report (e.g. written report or PowerPoint with audio and/or video, artwork, film clip, other forms, to be discussed and agreed between academic staff and individual students) (20 mins or 2000 words)
| Week 10 | 50% |
Reflection on the project
| Week 12 | 20% |
Participation in the subject throughout semester (Each student will receive a weekly mark for participating in the subject e.g. contributing to group discussions, demonstrating that they have read the assigned readings and questioning these readings. An average score (weighted for the time interval) will provide a participation mark worth 10% of the course assessment) Hurdle requirement: Student attendance at the intensive sessions is required for 100% of the time unless written agreement from the course coordinator is attained. Failure to attend 100% of the intensive sessions will result in failure of the subject. Each student will receive a participation mark for this subject. An average score will provide a participation mark worth 10% of the subject's assessment. | From Week 1 to Week 12 | 10% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus (Shepparton) Contact hours Students will be expected to travel to the Department of Rural Health's main campus in Shepparton for a short intensive at the start of the study period for one week (Mon-Fri). When students return to their home communities they will be expected to participate in weekly online tutorials (1 hr per week) and engage, as directed by the unit cocordinator with subject material through online mechanisms (while it may not take students long to make these contributions online e.g. 1 hr per week, in order to make quality contributions students will have to have spent time reading subject materials and doing preparatory work). Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching requirements Students will not be expected to begin immersion in the subject's content during the pre‐teaching period. However, students will be expected to be on the Department of Rural Health's Shepparton campus by the first day of semester 2 for a short teaching intensive before returning to their communities by the beginning of week 2 of semester, making travel to the campus a requirement during the pre‐teaching period. Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be made available for students to purchase at low cost and additional readings and/or materials will be provided to students by the unit coordinator and/or in tutorials during semester time.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022