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Digital Health for Consumers (POPH90294) // Eligibility and requirements

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Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Recommended background knowledge

Participants should have general skills and personal experience of using at least some forms of digital social media. Examples include blogs and microblogs; business and personal networking and collaboration sites; discussion forums and product and service reviewing sites; file, photo and video sharing services; social games and virtual worlds. This subject does not provide basic instruction. For background knowledge and common examples, refer to: the Australian Government’s Stay Smart Online website; and the Australian Psychological Society’s ‘Digital Me: 2017 Survey Report’. Personal activity for health-related purposes is not essential, nor is current engagement with any specific platform.

Participants should have general skills and personal experience of using at least some forms of digital social media. Examples include blogs and microblogs; business and personal networking and collaboration sites; discussion forums and product and service reviewing sites; file, photo and video sharing services; social games and virtual worlds. This subject does not provide basic instruction. For background knowledge and common examples, refer to: the Australian Government’s Stay Smart Online website; and the Australian Psychological Society’s ‘Digital Me: 2017 Survey Report’. Personal activity for health-related purposes is not essential, nor is current engagement with any specific platform.

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: 6 March 2024