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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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Workplace Compensation and Injury Management

  • Unit Code

    HST3503

  • Year

    2020

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Gregory Weng HO

Description

In this unit, students gain knowledge of workers compensation legislation and insurance in order to develop the skills required for managing injuries in the workplace. Students will learn how to plan, design, implement and evaluate injury management systems and workers' compensation processes. These skills can be used in a variety of industries across Australia and internationally.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

The off campus version of this unit is delivered fully online with all resources and materials accessed through the University Learning Management System.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate contemporary occupational rehabilitation and workers compensation theories and practice to build professional competence in injury management.
  2. Apply contemporary occupational rehabilitation and workers compensation knowledge to develop a workplace rehabilitation programme.
  3. Communicate professionally and with competence, using appropriate verbal and non-verbal skills, to convey an understanding of occupational rehabilitation and workers compensation.

Unit Content

  1. Cost effectiveness of return-to-work and rehabilitation processes.
  2. Injury management and rehabilitation in industry.
  3. Injury management systems for industry.
  4. Managing an in-house Injury Management System and developing Return-to-Work Plans.
  5. Rehabilitation and successful case management.
  6. Role of health and psychological professionals in rehabilitation and compensation.
  7. The role of rehabilitation services and the professionals involvement.
  8. The role of the private insurer in rehabilitation and injury manangement.
  9. Workers' compensation legislation and how the principles of workers' compensation relate to the rehabilitation of injured employees.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

All students are provided with learning module notes with self-paced activities and case studies. On-campus students are instructed via face-to-face lectures and tutorials and guest lecturers. Online students will be supported via interactive online tutorials, recorded lectures and an online discussion board.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportWorkers' Compensation Process30%
PresentationInjury Management Systems30%
ExaminationFinal examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportWorkers' Compensation Process30%
PresentationInjury Management Systems30%
ExaminationFinal examination40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Dunn, C. E., & Thakorlal, S. (2014). Australian Master Work Health and Safety Guide. (2nd ed.). North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/895759292?databaseList=638
  • Barrett, T., Strickland, E., & Browne, D. (2016). Rehabilitation : Work and beyond (3rd ed., p. 381). Safety and Rehabilitation Books. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/970683949?databaseList=638
  • Brown, D., & Barrett, T. (2010). Rehabilitation, Work and Beyond. (2nd ed.). Perth, WA: Vineyard Publishers. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/646288791?databaseList=638
  • Archer, R., Borthwick, K., Travers, M., & Ruschena, L. (2014). WHS: A management guide (4th ed.). Australia: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/879262648?databaseList=638

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Workplace Compensation and Injury Management

  • Unit Code

    HST3503

  • Year

    2020

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Gregory Weng HO

Description

In this unit, students gain knowledge of workers compensation legislation and insurance in order to develop the skills required for managing injuries in the workplace. Students will learn how to plan, design, implement and evaluate injury management systems and workers' compensation processes. These skills can be used in a variety of industries across Australia and internationally.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

The off campus version of this unit is delivered fully online with all resources and materials accessed through the University Learning Management System.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate contemporary occupational rehabilitation and workers compensation theories and practice to build professional competence in injury management.
  2. Apply contemporary occupational rehabilitation and workers compensation knowledge to develop a workplace rehabilitation programme.
  3. Communicate professionally and with competence, using appropriate verbal and non-verbal skills, to convey an understanding of occupational rehabilitation and workers compensation.

Unit Content

  1. Cost effectiveness of return-to-work and rehabilitation processes.
  2. Injury management and rehabilitation in industry.
  3. Injury management systems for industry.
  4. Managing an in-house Injury Management System and developing Return-to-Work Plans.
  5. Rehabilitation and successful case management.
  6. Role of health and psychological professionals in rehabilitation and compensation.
  7. The role of rehabilitation services and the professionals involvement.
  8. The role of the private insurer in rehabilitation and injury manangement.
  9. Workers' compensation legislation and how the principles of workers' compensation relate to the rehabilitation of injured employees.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

All students are provided with learning module notes with self-paced activities and case studies. On-campus students are instructed via face-to-face lectures and tutorials and guest lecturers. Online students will be supported via interactive online tutorials, recorded lectures and an online discussion board.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportWorkers' Compensation Process30%
PresentationInjury Management Systems30%
ExaminationFinal examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportWorkers' Compensation Process30%
PresentationInjury Management Systems30%
ExaminationFinal examination40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Dunn, C. E., & Thakorlal, S. (2014). Australian Master Work Health and Safety Guide. (2nd ed.). North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/895759292?databaseList=638
  • Barrett, T., Strickland, E., & Browne, D. (2016). Rehabilitation : Work and beyond (3rd ed., p. 381). Safety and Rehabilitation Books. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/970683949?databaseList=638
  • Brown, D., & Barrett, T. (2010). Rehabilitation, Work and Beyond. (2nd ed.). Perth, WA: Vineyard Publishers. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/646288791?databaseList=638
  • Archer, R., Borthwick, K., Travers, M., & Ruschena, L. (2014). WHS: A management guide (4th ed.). Australia: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/879262648?databaseList=638

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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