Visit ECU Homepage
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.
Primary Health Care, which focuses on illness prevention and wellness promotion, is a growing priority within Australian health care. Engagement in Primary Health Care services offers exciting and challenging opportunities for health professionals. This unit will enable students to develop understanding and skills in this increasingly important area of health. Primary Health Care theory, including health education, health promotion and behaviour-change models will be studied. Students will learn how to access and analyse epidemiological health data, in order to identify the health needs of communities. The skills needed to plan health promotion activities in order to encourage good health and meet community health needs will be examined. An important aspect of this unit is the consideration of how good health can be encouraged with individuals, families and communities and across all ages and cultures. The unit will have a wide geographical focus and will include local, national and international examples of Primary Health Care.
Students must pass NCS2101, NCS2102 and NPP2201.
Only students studying courses C33, Y61, Y76, Y19 or Y79 can enrol in this unit.
Unit was previously coded NNT3204.
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 Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 2 hour lecture | Not Offered | 13 x 1 hour lecture |
| Semester 1 | 13 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered | 13 x 2 hour tutorial |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Students access and use a variety of digital learning materials and data to prepare for and engage in class discussion, learning activities and their assessments. Students complete weekly pre-workshop interactive learning activities.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Analyse a primary health care issue | 40% |
| Test | Mid semester quiz | 20% |
| Case Study | Primary health care application | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Analyse a primary health care issue | 40% |
| Test | Mid semester quiz | 20% |
| Case Study | Primary health care application | 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.
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:
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.
NCS3102|4|1
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.
Primary Health Care, which focuses on illness prevention and wellness promotion, is a growing priority within Australian health care. Engagement in Primary Health Care services offers exciting and challenging opportunities for health professionals. This unit will enable students to develop understanding and skills in this increasingly important area of health. Primary Health Care theory, including health education, health promotion and behaviour-change models will be studied. Students will learn how to access and analyse epidemiological health data, in order to identify the health needs of communities. The skills needed to plan health promotion activities in order to encourage good health and meet community health needs will be examined. An important aspect of this unit is the consideration of how good health can be encouraged with individuals, families and communities and across all ages and cultures. The unit will have a wide geographical focus and will include local, national and international examples of Primary Health Care.
Students must pass NCS2101, NCS2102 and NPP2201.
Only students studying courses C33, Y61, Y76, Y19 or Y79 can enrol in this unit.
Unit was previously coded NNT3204.
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 Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 2 hour lecture | Not Offered | 13 x 1 hour lecture |
| Semester 1 | 13 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered | 13 x 2 hour tutorial |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Students access and use a variety of digital learning materials and data to prepare for and engage in class discussion, learning activities and their assessments. Students complete weekly pre-workshop interactive learning activities.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Analyse a primary health care issue | 40% |
| Test | Mid semester quiz | 20% |
| Case Study | Primary health care application | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | Analyse a primary health care issue | 40% |
| Test | Mid semester quiz | 20% |
| Case Study | Primary health care application | 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.
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:
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.
NCS3102|4|2