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Simulation Exercise (VETS90095)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Not available in 2019
Overview
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Simulation exercises are often used to train animal health staff and others in responding to outbreaks, and to test systems developed for outbreak responses. This course will use a series of lectures to give students appropriate information on planning, conducting and evaluating exercises and then progress to participating in and analysing the responses in a simulation exercise.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will have gained an overview of planning, management and evaluation of different types of simulation exercises.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have further developed their organisational and management skills and ability to critically evaluated applied responses to animal disease emergencies.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This is a capstone subject in the Master of Veterinary Public Health, requiring completion of all other core subjects in this course.
Students must have completed one of:
- VETS50003 Slection & Interpretation of Lab Tests (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90083 | Selection & Interpretation of Lab Tests | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50004 Communication in Disease Emergencies (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90084 | Communication in Disease Emergencies | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50005 Management in Disease Emergencies (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90085 | Management in Disease Emergencies | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50006 Epidemiology of Epidemics (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90086 | Epidemiology of Epidemics | February (Online) |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50007 Emergency Animal Diseases 1 (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90087 | Transboundary Animal Diseases | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50008 Emergency Animal Diseases 2 (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90088 | Vectorborne & Wildlife Reservoir Disease | August (Online) |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50009 Emergency Animal Diseases 3 (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90089 | Eradicable Diseases | February (Online) |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50010 Emergency Animal Diseases 4 (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90090 | Diseases of Poultry & Aquatic Industries | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50011 Structure & Function of Control Centres (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90091 | Structuring Emergency Disease Responses | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50012 Disease Investigation at Farm Level (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90092 | Disease Investigation at Farm Level | April (Online) |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50013 Outbreak Assessment at Population Level (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90093 | Outbreak Assessment at Population Level | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
- VETS50014 Outbreak Response (prior to 2017)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90094 | Outbreak Response | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
VETS50015 Simulation Exercise (prior to 2017)
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
During this subject, student participation will be assessed in weekly forums. A dissertation providing a descriptive and analytical assessment of the simulation exercise that the student participated in will be submitted at the end of semester.
The assessment components of this subject are:
- Participation in online forums discussions in Weeks 1 to 4 (10%)
- Participation in desktop simulation exercise in Weeks 5 to 14 (40%)
- A dissertation of up to a maximum of 5,000 words due at the end of semester (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Material from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) and Animal Health Australia (AHA) will be provided as part of the on-line subject materials.
- Subject notes
Reliable internet access with at least a medium speed connection and a personal computer are essential for undertaking this online program. The content is accessed through your web browser. Microsoft Office™ and Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent software packages are necessary for assessment tasks, assignments and some class exercises.
Prior to 2017 this subject was VETS50015 Simulation Exercise.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Veterinary Public Health (Emergency Animal Diseases)
Last updated: 3 November 2022