School: Medical and Health 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

    Communicable Disease Control
  • Unit Code

    HST2184
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Edmore MASAKA

Description

This unit covers a variety of communicable disease of public health significance. Causative agents, disease vectors and modes of transmission are explored in order to devise appropriate environmental health best practice interventions to contain the spread of disease.

Prerequisite Rule

For K97 and C54 students: Students must have passed HST1111 and HST1109

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Distinguish between different modes of transmission of communicable diseases to identify appropriate controls.
  2. Minimise disease transmission through communication with diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  3. Evaluate emerging issues in communicable disease control and their impact upon future disease incidence.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to communicable disease.
  2. Review of microbiology.
  3. Modes of transmission and groups at risk, with particular reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  4. Zoonotic diseases.
  5. Vector borne diseases.
  6. Parasites and fungal disease.
  7. Food and water borne diseases.
  8. Airborne diseases.
  9. Blood borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
  10. Vaccine Preventable Diseases.
  11. Disease surveillance systems.
  12. Emerging communicable diseases (anti-microbial resistance and climate change impacts).

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students are assessed on their understanding of the natural history, transmission and control of communicable diseases of public health significance. Interactive online discussions encourage students to exchange ideas and broaden their understanding of contemporary issues in communicable disease. Students will develop digital literacies through development of presentations for diverse audiences and engagement in collaborative online discussions. Library research skills will be developed via in depth investigation of a disease of public health significance. Industry professionals will feature as guest lecturers, enabling learners to connect theory to real world examples.

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
Literature ReviewCommunicable disease literature review 25%
TestOnline test25%
PresentationCommunicable disease outbreak 40%
ParticipationCommunicable disease discussion10%

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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School: Medical and Health 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

    Communicable Disease Control
  • Unit Code

    HST2184
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Edmore MASAKA

Description

This unit covers a variety of communicable disease of public health significance. Causative agents, disease vectors and modes of transmission are explored in order to devise appropriate environmental health best practice interventions to contain the spread of disease.

Prerequisite Rule

For K97 and C54 students: Students must have passed HST1111 and HST1109

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Distinguish between different modes of transmission of communicable diseases to identify appropriate controls.
  2. Minimise disease transmission through communication with diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  3. Evaluate emerging issues in communicable disease control and their impact upon future disease incidence.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to communicable disease.
  2. Emerging communicable diseases (anti-microbial resistance and climate change impacts).
  3. Modes of transmission and groups at risk, with particular reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  4. Vector borne diseases and integrated pest management.
  5. Parasites and fungal disease.
  6. Food and water borne diseases.
  7. Airborne diseases.
  8. Blood borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
  9. Vaccine Preventable Diseases.
  10. Disease surveillance systems.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students are assessed on their understanding of the natural history, transmission and control of communicable diseases of public health significance. Interactive online discussions encourage students to exchange ideas and broaden their understanding of contemporary issues in communicable disease. Students will develop digital literacies through development of presentations for diverse audiences and engagement in collaborative online discussions. Library research skills will be developed via in depth investigation of a disease of public health significance. Industry professionals will feature as guest lecturers, enabling learners to connect theory to real world examples.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewCommunicable disease literature review 25%
PresentationLocal Government briefing note and community presentation 40%
TestCommunicable Disease Control test25%
ParticipationCommunicable disease dicussion on Blackboard10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewCommunicable disease literature review 25%
PresentationLocal Government briefing note and community presentation 40%
TestCommunicable Disease Control test25%
ParticipationCommunicable disease discussion on Blackboard10%

Core Reading(s)

  • Heymann, DL. (2015). Control of communicable diseases manual : an official report of the American Public Health Association. (20th ed.). Washington: American Public Health Association. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/885015312

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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