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systems can be organised and financed are explored and the<br />

challenges different national health and community care systems<br />

face in dealing with similar issues are discussed.<br />

HST5508 20 Credit Points<br />

Planning and Evaluation<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

The content of this unit includes a brief history of planning,<br />

examines planning in different resource environments, profiles<br />

key planning skills, discusses different categories of planning, and<br />

highlights implementation issues in health and community care. A<br />

focus within the unit is the characterisation of process of planning,<br />

beginning with an outline of the role planning plays through to the<br />

use of plans by managers in health and community care settings.<br />

Issues that impinge upon health and community care planning are<br />

introduced, including policy and needs analysis. Evaluation is<br />

discussed from a range of health and community care planning<br />

perspectives.<br />

HST5509 20 Credit Points<br />

Leadership and Emotional Intelligence<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

The unit focuses on the relationship between recent models of<br />

leadership and emotional intelligence in the health context. The<br />

unit outlines separately current thinking on mixed and ability<br />

models of emotional intelligence, then outlines main concepts of<br />

new paradigm leadership and then reviews the relationship<br />

between these concepts. The learning methods adopted allow for<br />

the progression of understanding of the literature, followed by self<br />

reflection and then application through case study development.<br />

The unit seeks to provide the student with an up to date<br />

understanding and critical appreciation of the link between these<br />

modern psychological and managerial areas. .<br />

HST5510 20 Credit Points<br />

Project Management<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

The content of this health and community care unit is focussed on<br />

methodologies, standards and systems for project management.<br />

The unit content includes use of project management software in<br />

health and community care projects. The unit entails the<br />

production of a personal guide to project management that is<br />

relevant to specific health and community care settings.<br />

HST5511 20 Credit Points<br />

Workplace Project Proposal<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

This unit is designed for people who are currently working in the<br />

health or community care sectors. Students will prepare a project<br />

proposal using the project management approach covered in<br />

HST5510. The project will focus on a management-related issues<br />

in a health or community care organisation.<br />

HST5601 20 Credit Points<br />

Workplace Project<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST5511 Workplace Project Proposal<br />

The focus of this unit is the implementation of a health and<br />

community care project. Students will use a project proposal to<br />

guide the implementation of a substantial workplace project,<br />

which has been designed to resolve a strategic issue within either<br />

a health or community care organisation.<br />

HST6200 0 Credit Points<br />

Master of Public Health Thesis<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Students in this unit are expected to develop their research<br />

proposal, finalise data collection and write up their thesis.<br />

HST7103 30 Credit Points<br />

Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7102 Work Based Project Proposal<br />

Based on their previous proposal unit (HST7102), students<br />

undertake a research project under the supervision of a member of<br />

the academic staff. The project can be undertaken over a period of<br />

one year (full time) or 2 years part time.<br />

HST7105 30 Credit Points<br />

Work Based Project Proposal 1<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Students in conjunction with an industry partner and an academic<br />

supervisor will negotiate an appropriate project. Issues around<br />

access, resources and scope of the work will be established. A<br />

literature search and review will be undertaken and a<br />

project proposal will be developed. An ethics application will be<br />

submitted to the ECU Human Research Ethics Committee.<br />

HST7106 30 Credit Points<br />

Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research<br />

Project 1<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

Students will produce a written report on their research project<br />

together with a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed<br />

journal or a national conference - as negotiated with their<br />

principal supervisor.<br />

HST7107 30 Credit Points<br />

Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research<br />

Project 2<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

Students will produce a written report on their research project<br />

together with a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed<br />

journal or a national conference - as negotiated with their<br />

principal supervisor.<br />

HST7108 30 Credit Points<br />

Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research<br />

Project 3<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

Students will produce a written report on their research project<br />

together with a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed<br />

journal or a national conference - as negotiated with their<br />

principal supervisor.<br />

HST7109 30 Credit Points<br />

Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research<br />

Project 4<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

Students will produce a written report on their research project<br />

together with a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed<br />

journal or a national conference - as negotiated with their<br />

principal supervisor.<br />

HST7110 30 Credit Points<br />

Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research<br />

Project 5<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

Students will produce a written report on their research project<br />

together with a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed<br />

journal or a national conference - as negotiated with their<br />

principal supervisor.<br />

HST7111 30 Credit Points<br />

Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research<br />

Project 6<br />

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite :<br />

HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2<br />

ECU <strong>Postgraduate</strong> Course Guide 2008 247

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