HS3060 - Applied Health Leadership and Management in Developing Countries
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band |
| Administered by: | School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition (pre 2015) |
This subject develops specific theoretical and practical leadership and management skills required by healthcare industry staff in developing countries. The knowledge gained will include information about: workforce management; resource management; migration of staff out (brain drain) to developing countries; the role of partnerships with developed countries; relationships with external consultants; applying for funding from international aid agencies; and finally, how to undertake planning, writing and implementation of a project.
Learning Outcomes
- Synthesise the underlying principles and concepts of leadership and management practices in relation to establishing results-focused organisation culture;
- Apply critical thinking in order to critique and apply a template for a business case to be used to ask management to consider a workplace change;
- Analyse the core professional leadership and management obligations that are essential for the management of organisational resources, including workforce resources;
- Demonstrate the ability to explain the concept of diversity and its influence on health service delivery; and;
- Demonstrate an awareness of how corporate management systems support health service organisations to provide quality safe care and services.
| Prerequisites: | ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (HEALTH MANAGEMENT MAJOR);9 CREDIT POINTS OF ANY BX SUBJECTS |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Mrs Moina Lettice |
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| Assessment: | presentations (10%); assignments (40%); business case study (40%); reflective learning journal (10%). |
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.