Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

human services since the early 70’s and remains the most coherent
and comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding
societal and service agency treatment of devalued people. The aim
of the unit is to introduce students to the theory and to critically
explore its relevance and influence for contemporary human
services.
HSR5103 20 Credit Points
Program Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is concerned with examining how human service
programs are designed and delivered in the effort to address a
range of human needs. The concept of a human service model is
explored and the implications of some predominant models for
human service delivery analysed. The use of a simplified model
coherency process in the analysis and design of human service
programs will be considered. A major emphasis of the unit is on
client perspectives within human services, particularly in the
process of needs identification.
HSR5104 20 Credit Points
Quality in Human Service Programs
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit expands on the Program Development unit and
examines the nature and achievement of quality in human service
programs. The focus is on the identification and development of
certain preconditions for quality, strategies for quality assurance
and the measurement of quality outcomes. Various stakeholder
perspectives on program quality will provide the context. The unit
will address in detail protective services and safeguards theory
and practice.
HSR5105 20 Credit Points
Leadership and Change in Human Service Programs
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit considers the types, contexts and issues involved in
leadership and their relationship to service quality. High quality
human services will depend on the calibre of the leaders and
change agents. Methodologies for implementing change at an
individual, program and community level will be considered. The
emphasis will be on program change, focusing on the fundamental
importance of service user needs and service contents and
processes.
HSR5107 20 Credit Points
Preparation of Program Development Project
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
With the guidance of a supervisor, students will engage in the
identification and justification of the project objectives. Students
should present a project proposal which conceptualises the project
problem and demonstrates an understanding of the theoretical
background to the study. The project proposal should also contain
a plan for the conduct of the research.
HSR5110 20 Credit Points
Participatory Research
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is designed to assist students to develop further their
skills in designing research and examining the literature, and
methodology of participatory action research as a method of
sociological investigation and a systematic approach to social
change.
HSR6201 60 Credit Points
Program Development Project
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
HSR5107 Preparation of Program Development Project
The project (four unit equivalent) requires conducting a small
scale research and/or development activity. The project can take a
variety of forms other than a conventional research thesis or
dissertation, and might involve a developmental study, an
analytical study or an evaluation study. The project could also be
a focused study which provides an assessment of a particular
program or policy. Normally the length of the project should be
10000-12000 words.
HST5107 20 Credit Points
Thesis Proposal
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Prerequisites :
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches , or
RES5103 Research Preparation: Quantitative Research Methods
In Thesis Proposal students develop their research skills by
designing a project which can answer a particular research
question (or set of questions), which is achievable in the time
available, and which can contribute new knowledge to the health
sciences. The student will complete a thesis proposal which
includes a review of the relevant literature. The research thesis is
normally completed during two years of part-time study (or fulltime
equivalent) during which the candidate works under the
supervision of a faculty member and, possibly, co-supervisors.
HST5109 20 Credit Points
Fundamentals of Management and People Skills
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit focuses on developing knowledge of various models and
theories on the scope and role of management and the skills
required to lead individuals and teams. Contemporary views about
effective management practice are examined with emphasis on
health and community care services. The concept of
organisational culture is also addressed.
HST5111 20 Credit Points
Health Promotion Strategies
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit will provide a theory-based analysis and development of
individual, group and population strategies including the use of
the mass media and community development models.
HST5113 20 Credit Points
Health Promotion Planning
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit will enable students to develop an understanding of the
process of health promotion administration, models of planning,
as well as frameworks and procedures for needs assessment,
strategy development, program dissemination, implementation
and evaluation.
HST5115 20 Credit Points
Health Promotion Programme Evaluation
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit will examine the theory, methods and problems of
measurement and evaluation in health promotion programs.
Students will be provided with opportunities to examine the
strengths and weaknesses of case studies and critically analyse
health research findings. An introduction to computing and
statistical analyses applicable to health promotion will also be
provided.
HST5116 20 Credit Points
Fundamentals of Environmental and Occupational Safety and
Health
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit examines the diverse dimensions of environmental and
occupational safety and health. It recognises the complex
interactions that take place between the workplace and the wider
environment, including the relationships between local and global
practices. It explores the role of various workplace and wider
community organisations in the identification and management of
health and safety risks.
HST5117 20 Credit Points
Communicable Disease
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit explores emerging and re-emerging communicable
diseases both locally and globally. It recognises the complex
interactions that take place between the environment, vectors and
humans and how they impact upon disease distribution.
Furthermore it explores global dimensions and the role of various
organisations in the identification and management of
communicable diseases internationally.
244 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008