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School: Business and Law

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  • Unit Title

    Healthy Work and Wellbeing

  • Unit Code

    HRM6006

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Esme Huia FRANKEN

Description

The unit explores workplace culture, mental health and work stressors, as well as positive workplace behavior, and these impact employee health and wellbeing. Interventions and mechanisms for promoting healthy workplaces and employee wellbeing will also be examined.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit will be offered in an accelerated mode over seven weeks.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must be enrolled in T38 and T39 to enrol into this unit. T39 students must have completed a minimum of 40 credit points to enrol into this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit equivalent to MAN6724.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Identify the antecedents and consequences of healthy work and employee wellbeing
  2. Critically evaluate the role of job demands and resources in contributing to employee health and wellbeing
  3. Design and formulate evidence-based initiatives to positively affect employee health and wellbeing
  4. Negotiate tensions and advocate suitable compromises for employees and employers

Unit Content

  1. Defining wellbeing.
  2. Work: Demands and resources.
  3. Managing work stress.
  4. Psychosocial safety.
  5. Safety Culture.
  6. Interventions for wellbeing.
  7. Mindfulness.
  8. Fostering wellness at work.
  9. Developing resilience.
  10. Compassion at work.

Assessment

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestContent Quizzes (x2) 20%
PresentationPresentation30%
AssignmentEvidence-Based Wellbeing Plan 50%

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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