NS6230 - Politics for Nursing Leadership

Credit points:	06
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:	Discipline of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

Available to students enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Studies and Doctor of Nursing Science.

Available to all students enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Studies and Doctor of Nursing Science. In this subject the student will obtain advanced knowledge and training in leadership skills. Students will learn to: engage in contemporary political debates pertinent to health service delivery; canvass, form and express opinion regarding contemporary service problems; form and present arguments, using a range of media, which concern decisions and news regarding delivery of nursing to consumers.

Learning Outcomes

• students will develop skills that enable them to contribute and influence health service politics.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	jc159085
Contact hours:	8 hours - Supervision
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	submitted review.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	jc159085
Contact hours:	8 hours - Supervision
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	submitted review.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.