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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.
This unit introduces the concepts, models and theories relating to alcohol and other psychoactive drug use. A range of perspectives on drug policy are introduced and contemporary approaches taken by different nations are presented. Students learn about the challenges of implementing harm minimisation policies and explore the patterns, policies and consequences of alcohol and other drug use in Australia. The unit approaches drug use and related experiences and drug-related harm from an evidence-based standpoint and examines the alcohol and other drug landscape from behavioural and health outcomes perspectives.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered | Not Offered |
| Semester 2 | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
Learning is highly interactive, with students engaging in discussions and debates with fellow students and lecturers to clarify ideas, explore diverse perspectives, investigate evidence and consider drug policy and practice. Students are encouraged to evaluate the implications of different perspectives to policy and draw on evidence to interpret whether it supports distinct standpoints. They are also encouraged to reflect on personal values and biases in assessments and to apply knowledge to communicate and present ideas to others. Students explore the scope of professional pathways in the alcohol and other drug field through research and reflection on their own preferences. Online students are required to participate in online discussion activities and share insights through live and asynchronous discussions during the semester.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Alcohol and other drug use patterns and harms. | 25% |
| Report | Alcohol and other drug related harm reduction policy | 35% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Alcohol and other drug use patterns and harms. | 25% |
| Report | Alcohol and other drug related harm reduction policy. | 35% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 40% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.
This unit introduces the concepts, models and theories relating to alcohol and other psychoactive drug use. A range of perspectives on drug policy are introduced and contemporary approaches taken by different nations are presented. Students learn about the challenges of implementing harm minimisation policies and explore the patterns, policies and consequences of alcohol and other drug use in Australia. The unit approaches drug use and related experiences and drug-related harm from an evidence-based standpoint and examines the alcohol and other drug landscape from behavioural and health outcomes perspectives.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered | Not Offered |
| Semester 2 | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
Learning is highly interactive, with students engaging in discussions and debates with fellow students and lecturers to clarify ideas, explore diverse perspectives, investigate evidence and consider drug policy and practice. Students are encouraged to evaluate the implications of different perspectives to policy and draw on evidence to interpret whether it supports distinct standpoints. They are also encouraged to reflect on personal values and biases in assessments and to apply knowledge to communicate and present ideas to others. Students explore the scope of professional pathways in the alcohol and other drug field through research and reflection on their own preferences. Online students are required to participate in online discussion activities and share insights through live and asynchronous discussions during the semester.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Alcohol and other drug use patterns and harms. | 25% |
| Report | Alcohol and other drug related harm reduction policy | 35% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Alcohol and other drug use patterns and harms. | 25% |
| Report | Alcohol and other drug related harm reduction policy. | 35% |
| Examination | End of semester examination | 40% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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