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Indigenous Data Governance in Health (POPH90308)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/
Overview
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This subject provides students with practical understandings regarding the production and strategic dissemination of Indigenous health data central to governance, and research in Indigenous public health with a jurisdictional lens. It also provides an overview of the scope of Indigenous data including: governance, ethical health research, knowledge translation and evaluation, institutions, and data collections. Students will explore meaningful ways to engage with Indigenous people and communities, and research processes and strategies for the development and management of ethical and collaborative partnerships.
This subject covers the development of research agendas, available choices of methodologies including decolonising approaches, capacity development and integrating research and primary health care information systems appropriately. It will also examine capacity exchange and research transfer in Indigenous health settings. Students will also be engaged through a range of challenging case studies reflecting some of the tensions, contestations, and dilemmas in the field
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify key stakeholders, institutions, data collections and national protocols, in particular ethical protocols, central to Indigenous health research.
- Identify and understand relevant Indigenous data sources for research.
- Demonstrate knowledge regarding the current challenges of current information systems and the principles that should guide Indigenous data governance.
- Design protocols for the management of Indigenous health research projects with regard to ethics, partnerships, collaborations, intellectual property, capacity development, data management and knowledge transfer.
Generic skills
- Initiative, autonomy and organizational skills
- Working with others and in teams
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Communication skills
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Students are required to write one short reflective piece that critically explores a theme, discussion topic, event or lecture covered in weeks 1-4.
| Week 4 | 10% |
Students are required to write one short reflective piece that critically explores a theme, discussion topic, event or lecture covered in weeks 5-10.
| Week 10 | 10% |
Digital case study presentation To be delivered in approved student choice (i.e. podcast/video/ multimedia/ webinar etc.) Present a critique and justification of a case study to be used for (Final Written Assignment) using the concepts and reasons for application of Indigenous data governance.
| Week 9 | 30% |
Development of a digital case study.
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Andrea Clarke Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024