School: Nursing and Midwifery

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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Nursing Cultural Studies
  • Unit Code

    NCS6100
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Amanda Clair GRAF

Description

This unit examines health, wellness, illness and culture. The main focus is socio-cultural aspects of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Students will identify strategies to promote the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to practice culturally sensitive care.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Examine the social determinants of health, wellness and illness.
  2. Analyse the concepts of cultural safety and cultural competence for nursing practice.
  3. Evaluate the impact of health care initiatives on health outcomes.
  4. Critically analyse the historical and other factors that impact upon the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  5. Critically review the socio-cultural factors that impact upon the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  6. Evaluate the provision of health services and healthcare resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts of health, wellness and illness.
  2. Concepts of culture, cultural safety and cultural competence.
  3. Culture and diversity and impact on health and well-being.
  4. History of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  5. Socio-cultural determinants of the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  6. Organisations and resources to support cross cultural practice.
  7. Health services and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 19 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

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.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCultural orientation package20%
PresentationCulture and health group presentation35%
Case StudyCritical analysis of case study 45%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCultural orientation package20%
PresentationCulture and health group presentation 35%
Case StudyCritical analysis of case study 45%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

NCS6100|2|1

School: Nursing and Midwifery

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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Nursing Cultural Studies
  • Unit Code

    NCS6100
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Amanda Clair GRAF

Description

This unit examines health, wellness, illness and culture. The main focus is socio-cultural aspects of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Students will identify strategies to promote the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to practice culturally sensitive care.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Examine the social determinants of health, wellness and illness.
  2. Analyse the concepts of cultural safety and cultural competence for nursing practice.
  3. Evaluate the impact of health care initiatives on health outcomes.
  4. Critically analyse the historical and other factors that impact upon the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  5. Critically review the socio-cultural factors that impact upon the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  6. Evaluate the provision of health services and healthcare resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts of health, wellness and illness.
  2. Concepts of culture, cultural safety and cultural competence.
  3. Culture and diversity and impact on health and well-being.
  4. History of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  5. Socio-cultural determinants of the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  6. Organisations and resources to support cross cultural practice.
  7. Health services and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 19 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

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.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCultural orientation package20%
PresentationCulture and health group presentation35%
Case StudyCritical analysis of case study 45%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCultural orientation package20%
PresentationCulture and health group presentation 35%
Case StudyCritical analysis of case study 45%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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