Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical Sciences

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.

  • Unit Title

    Disaster Health Project
  • Unit Code

    DHP6102
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

In this unit students will collect, analyse and discuss their project findings, presenting these findings in the form of a thesis and oral presentation to their class. The unit focuses on developing a knowledge of research process whilst expanding the student's knowledge base in specialty areas of disaster response and emergency management.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from DHP6101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse data and interpret findings.
  2. Implement a project that is scientifically and ethically sound.
  3. Present project outcomes to a group of peers.
  4. Write a project report.

Unit Content

  1. Academic writing.
  2. Data analysis and interpretation, discussion of findings, identification of limitations, and implications and recommendations for professional practice.
  3. Oral presentation skills.
  4. Scientific and ethical rigour in project activities.
  5. Strategies for achieving project objectives according to a specified timeline.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Conduct an independent, supervised project.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
ProjectThesis

Text References

  • Montgomery, J. (2005). Health care law (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Eburn, M. (2005). Emergency law: Rights, liabilities and duties of emergency workers & volunteers (2nd ed.). Leichhardt: The Federation Press.
  • Lindell, M.K., Prater, C., & Perry, R.W. (2007). Introduction to emergency management. USA: Wiley.
  • Hogan, D.E., & Burstein, J.L. (2007). Disaster medicine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Journal References

  • Australian Journal of Emergency Management
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • American Journal of Law & Medicine
  • British Medical Journal

Website References


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical Sciences

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.

  • Unit Title

    Disaster Health Project
  • Unit Code

    DHP6102
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

In this unit students will collect, analyse and discuss their project findings, presenting these findings in the form of a thesis and oral presentation to their class. The unit focuses on developing a knowledge of research process whilst expanding the student's knowledge base in specialty areas of disaster response and emergency management.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from DHP6101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse data and interpret findings.
  2. Implement a project that is scientifically and ethically sound.
  3. Present project outcomes to a group of peers.
  4. Write a project report.

Unit Content

  1. Academic writing.
  2. Data analysis and interpretation, discussion of findings, identification of limitations, and implications and recommendations for professional practice.
  3. Oral presentation skills.
  4. Scientific and ethical rigour in project activities.
  5. Strategies for achieving project objectives according to a specified timeline.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Conduct an independent, supervised project.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
ProjectThesis

Text References

  • Montgomery, J. (2005). Health care law (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Eburn, M. (2005). Emergency law: Rights, liabilities and duties of emergency workers & volunteers (2nd ed.). Leichhardt: The Federation Press.
  • Lindell, M.K., Prater, C., & Perry, R.W. (2007). Introduction to emergency management. USA: Wiley.
  • Hogan, D.E., & Burstein, J.L. (2007). Disaster medicine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Journal References

  • Australian Journal of Emergency Management
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • American Journal of Law & Medicine
  • British Medical Journal

Website References


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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